High Country & Tassie

Gee talk about getting put under the pump lol. Considering that if you spent a month in the high country you would only see 4% were do I start .

Well since you will be doing the kms , I guess a soft trip is recomended not to do any unnecessary damadge to the vehicle . Ill map out something for you and send it off

Grab the huts of the high country map.. follow it from mansfield. that will get you all the huts, will take 2 days crusing.

Tassie - 4 weeks aint enough!

Rosco,
If you can get to the high country any time, think about extending your time in Tassie.
We did 4 weeks there at Xmas and it wasn't enough.
From Devonport to Stanley for 2 nights to walk the nut, have a look at convict ruins and convict era homested, drives and small walks to several water falls and to try and spot penguins.
Cradle Mountain 3 night stop for BIG and small walks and helicopter flight. Zeehan for 2 nights for Montazuma Falls, Ring River track, Sprey Tunnel and drives around the coastal area tracks and mountains.
Strahan 3 nights for ABT railway to Queenstown, Gordon River cruise, drives around area especially to Hells Gate.
Tarraleah for one night just to say we had stayed there.
New Norfolk for 2 nights to look around local area and Gordon Dam.
Dover for 2 nights to drive as far south as we could and to check out the numerous caves and tree top walk. (Thermal springs was very disappointing, IT IS now a swimming pool heated by spring fed warm water).
Nubeena for 2 nights for Eaglehawk Neck, Port Arthur (full day and night) do all the island tours and the ghost tour. Check out other not so well known convict ruins to the NW of the peninsular.
Hobart for 1 night, stayed with friends.
Richmond for 2 nights (BIG mistake, WORST van park I have ever stayed at) to look at Richmond Bridge, travel back into Hobart for Cascade Brewery tour (got hammered on '3' samples at the end of the tour, they give you a card at the end of the tour, you mark off the card with texta the drinks you have had. HINT - Rubs of very easily when still wet) and tour of Cadbury factory (Hint - take your own little back pack).
North via Ross (inland road). Ross is a very nice old town, good walks, great pub and great pies (would stay there if had the time).
Bicheno for 1 night for good walks and spotting penguins at night (Hint - don't pay for penguin tour, walk down to rocks at southern end of town and they will come in. Japanese tourist do scare them with there FLASHES. Penguins live in the bushes way up from the shore line and acroo the road in peolpes gardens, in the drains, they are every where).
Derby

Sorry, pressed the wrong button.
Launceston via Derby (check out the old historical village and devonshire teas great)
Launceston for 2-3 nights for travel to George town and over the

Spent six weeks in Tassie last Christmas.

The whole place is a must see.

For ideas try our journal pages at http://users.on.net/~pancho/tassie_index.htm

Thanks one and all for your responses and tips.

Looks like a short taste of the high country is in order with more time spent in Tassie.

Regards