Thursday 21 March 2019

The Tasmanian Holiday 2019

Instead of continuing with the winter holiday last year in Northern Queensland, Australia I will commence with our trip in parts of Tasmania a State of Australia where I live.

So heading from home here in Launceston we went North West to Stanley taking the tourist route where we could drive along by Bass Strait, the sea that separates Tasmania from mainland Australia. We were gone for a month. Will set off again in Tasmania Easter week for Richmond and down the Huon where the bush fires were this summer.  Late in July will head off to mainland Australia again for just over 3 months and destination unknown, of course in the caravan.

The photos below were taken between Ulverstone and Penguin.
We have the Tree sisters but can only see two and the road wasn't easy to walk around to get the 3rd sister in the shot.

The Three Sisters Islands are small and rocky granite islands, with a collective land area of 2 hectares (4.9 acres), located in the Bass Strait, lying 500 metres (1,600 ft) off the north coast of Tasmania.

The island group has been identified as an important Bird Area by BirdLife International because, with up to 400 breeding pairs, it supports over 1% of the world population of black-faced cormorants.  Pacific gullsand sooty oyster catches breed there every year in small numbers, and Caspian terns have nested there.  White-bellied sea-eagles forage around the islands.

The photos were taken from the lookout near the Three Sisters.















30 comments:

  1. If ever I am lucky enough to return to Tasmania I will be sure to vist this area.

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    1. I doubt that bird photographers would be allowed to set foot on these three breeding colonies.
      Colin

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    2. Very pretty drive along that coast David.
      The islands are steep I believe Colin, and I don't know if one is permitted on there or not - have seen boats near there.

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  2. Great pictures. It is so nice to travel...

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    1. Love travelling which is obvious - so many things to see.

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  3. Hello Margaret,
    Great shots.
    Wonderful that view along the sea.
    Funny with that railway.

    Greetings, Marco

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    1. Thanks Marco.
      We really don't have a railway to speak of, we don't have passenger trains as we all seem to have cars, well most of us do.

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  4. You certainly live in a beautiful place!

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  5. Such nice photos, I really want to go back to Tassie

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    1. Thanks Jo-Anne, maybe one day you will come back and tour to a different area.

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  6. Maravillosas vistas del mar desde los alto. Muy buenas panorámicas.

    Besos

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  7. Where does the rail line start and finish?
    Obviously no mongrel Indian Mynahs to wreck carnage on those three
    bird breeding sanctuaries.
    Yesterday here a very annoyed pair of magpies were chasing some Mynahs, obviously
    the mynahs had either:
    1. Killed their chicks
    or
    2. Thrown the eggs out of the nest.
    I was cheering the magpies on to the hilt!

    Strange that Tassie has Three Sisters also, but this time in the ocean and not in the mountains. I hope ( joke ) you Tassie dwellers got permission from the Blue Mountain
    Councils????
    Great photos and written details as always Margaret.
    Cheers
    Colin

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    1. Colin here is the link so you can read where the train goes and does not go..
      https://www.tasrail.com.au/map
      Sounds like the magpies were having fun.
      Maybe the Blue Mountain sister should have got permission from Tasmanian 3 sisters :)
      Thanks..

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    2. Fun was the last thing the magpies were thinking about!
      Colin

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  8. What a beautiful stretch of coastline! Thank you :)

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    1. Thanks River, it's beautiful to drive along and even sit and look at the sea where possible, and many place for that.

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  9. thank you for sharing such glorious sights dear Margaret!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    i am stunned with the beauty and serenity of these islands !

    interesting name too
    hugs!

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  10. It looks beautiful, lovely scenery.

    All the best Jan

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