Tassie trip

Sorry to hear that mate and lets be greatful no one got hurt! I suppose this is one those unexpected camping risks and I know it is not difficult for winf to cause significant damage. Hopr you are insured for the annex or at least it is a bearable cost.

Strangely I have been advised that March is the best time to visit Tassie - might have to rethink that one.

Kind regards

A great líl out of the way camping spot-
Bluestone Bay- Just to the Nth below Cape Tourville lighthouse..
Seals, penguins, sea eagles, wallabys and serenity.

Wild weather conditions across Tasmania have eased as emergency services continue to clean-up after the storms which were at their most intense from midnight until 5:00am.


The storm may have had hurricane-force gusts of wind, but they were not enough to set new records.


The most powerful gust was on Hobart's eastern shore - 176 kilometres per hour at around 4:00am.


Simon McCulloch from the Weather Bureau says the sustained nature of the storm was highly unusual, but winds have moderated considerably.


"I would envisage that the severe weather warning would be cancelled about 4 o'clock this afternoon," he said.


Police responded to more than 130 emergency calls overnight, while the State Emergency Service received almost 150 calls by 9:00am.


SES southern regional manager, Geoff Marsh, says volunteers will spend the day making repairs to homes and removing fallen trees.


Aurora Energy spokeswoman, Barbara McGregor, says fewer than 500 of the original 40,000 households affected, remain without power, but she says some of the blacked-out homes may not have electricity restored today.


"Crews are working very hard to restore power we have not time estimations on this yet and it will be a progressive effort througout the day," she said.


Despite the storm's intensity, only one person was injured - an off-duty police man who was later released from hospital after suffering cuts to his leg.

Sorry to hear of your misfortune, wrong place wrong time hey.
As already stated, main thing is no one was hurt. We hope the rest of your stay is good. We have only been to Tassie once & it was for to short a time & are going to go back & have a proper look as soon as we can. Cheers & safe travelling.

ABC news just had footage of that park. Looked very scary. But what impressed me was that while the buildings around the park lost roofs, all the vans seem to stay intact.