The journey across from St Helens to Scottsdale was spectacular. The drive was slow as the road was windy and narrow but the scenes were just beautiful - lovely green lush valleys, mountains and forests, quaint towns and buildings. The day was sunny which made things even better as driving through some of the forested areas could be gloomy on a dull day. We stopped for morning tea at Derby and would have loved to spend more time there as it was a beautifully presented town. It has a rich history of tin mining with a strong Chinese influence. Once we neared Launceston, the countryside wasn't as lush and in fact looks like it needs a good rain.
We found this lovely caravan park at Longford and have set up on a grassy bank alongside the Macquarie River. We have been fortunate that each camp spot has been great - but a fair bit of research goes into deciding where we are going - Wikii camps and Trip Adviser are great tools.
We ladies were immediately into the laundry here and I really enjoyed sleeping on clean sheets last night! It was lovely and sunny with a bit of wind so everything dried out beautifully. It was rather a touch of luxury to have a hot shower in a real shower and not in a tent from half a bucket of water!
Our evening meal of fish and chips was rounded off by a much enjoyed apple crumble cooked to perfection by Merilyn. 😋😋
We lashed out and had lunch at the local bakery today then the boys headed off to Launceston to visit the car museum whilst us ladies visited a World heritage estate called Woolmers.
It is a beautiful old establishment owned by the same family for six generations. The land was initially granted to the first Thomas Archer then much was requisitioned after WW2 for soldier settlements and eventually bequeathed to a trust when the last Thomas Archer died leaving no children. We loved this old wooden windmill.
There were beautiful gardens including a huge formal rose garden enclosed within a stone wall. We had a laugh at the double drop toilet!! Wonder who you'd want to sit and chat to in this sort of establishment??
Tomorrow we pack up and head off to Mole Creek - a huge 65kms from here!! We are booking into powered sites so we can use our little heaters as the forecast there overnight is rather chilly! Our trip is nearly over as Mole Creek will be the last stop before we head to the ferry.
We'll be thinking of the huge group attending the footy tomorrow night and hope it's a happy outcome for us!
Till our next blog, we send our best wishes and hope the rain is still falling in Murrabit. ☔️☔️.
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