tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post2578018599713708177..comments2024-03-29T23:44:19.301+11:00Comments on thoughts & happenings: Elephant Pass, TasmaniaMargaret Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-66984474618890023622015-04-12T00:35:28.364+10:002015-04-12T00:35:28.364+10:00Thank you. The photos are as they are. That's ...Thank you. The photos are as they are. That's how it was...misty or foggy.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-57517006522462577292015-04-11T19:32:26.308+10:002015-04-11T19:32:26.308+10:00Difficult making such fog pictures. Well done.
Gr...Difficult making such fog pictures. Well done.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-76659098187089774762015-04-11T17:33:43.034+10:002015-04-11T17:33:43.034+10:00Oh my, another person who gets ill on such roads.....Oh my, another person who gets ill on such roads....never mind as they say :)<br />Merle, I bet not a great deal has changed since you had a holiday here....Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-31756226279055844442015-04-11T17:32:08.166+10:002015-04-11T17:32:08.166+10:00Thanks. Was something different and I had to find...Thanks. Was something different and I had to find a place to pull over so a photo could be taken.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-22470155170976569592015-04-11T17:31:38.753+10:002015-04-11T17:31:38.753+10:00Oh dear me, all our roads have lots of bends but n...Oh dear me, all our roads have lots of bends but not like the photos above. Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-80095426123105251982015-04-11T17:30:36.979+10:002015-04-11T17:30:36.979+10:00A lot of our roads are narrow like that one in the...A lot of our roads are narrow like that one in the photo. Was travelling from Launceston to Bicheno.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-38377345058618854282015-04-11T17:26:01.002+10:002015-04-11T17:26:01.002+10:00Oh did you...must have a look at your link then.Oh did you...must have a look at your link then.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-54502728112777933442015-04-11T17:25:23.581+10:002015-04-11T17:25:23.581+10:00Thanks Jo-Anne, and don't forget to bring you ...Thanks Jo-Anne, and don't forget to bring you travel tablets if you get nauseated in the car.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-84180923439333136562015-04-11T17:24:40.998+10:002015-04-11T17:24:40.998+10:00Thanks. A you are right, it was humid so therefor...Thanks. A you are right, it was humid so therefore for autumn not cold at all.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-15868091585870446832015-04-11T17:24:02.002+10:002015-04-11T17:24:02.002+10:00Oh dear Mildred....all our roads have curves here ...Oh dear Mildred....all our roads have curves here in Tasmania, but only a few are as windy as the Elephant Pass. I have known tourist to visit the island and get car sick, where as we locals are used to it, well some of us are.<br />I have been going to put a map on my blog for ages but kept forgetting.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-35532372667346623652015-04-11T17:18:05.429+10:002015-04-11T17:18:05.429+10:00Oh do you. We don't have fog much at all, jus...Oh do you. We don't have fog much at all, just once in awhile in autumn and winter...Our island is deceiving as to how big it is...looks small on the world map or at the bottom on the big island.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-31861372454495924802015-04-11T17:16:38.125+10:002015-04-11T17:16:38.125+10:00I do believe they might have a bit of snow some ye...I do believe they might have a bit of snow some years on that pass. Some areas of Tasmania have frosts, and black ice right in winter but that's about it.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-37656837496260690352015-04-11T17:14:11.346+10:002015-04-11T17:14:11.346+10:00A good part of Tasmania is locked up, as is said. ...A good part of Tasmania is locked up, as is said. In some areas if you were to cut a tree down there would be trouble with the "Greens' a political party here in Australia. A lot of our land is World Heritage and old growth forests, such large trees.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-68010917935521584932015-04-11T16:34:47.925+10:002015-04-11T16:34:47.925+10:00Curvy roads are not for me I get car sick in such ...Curvy roads are not for me I get car sick in such conditions, but your island of Tasmania is very beautiful, I was there about 20 years back. <br />Merle................Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-25430728035213474552015-04-11T12:32:55.117+10:002015-04-11T12:32:55.117+10:00I just love rainy and foggy photos....beautiful!I just love rainy and foggy photos....beautiful!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-39842168830742063402015-04-11T11:36:42.499+10:002015-04-11T11:36:42.499+10:00I could not be a passenger if driving a road like ...I could not be a passenger if driving a road like that, I would be sick. We have many such roads around these parts, but again, I can't drive them, but not be a passenger.Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-84711082459931330682015-04-11T09:08:40.023+10:002015-04-11T09:08:40.023+10:00Dicey driving conditions on such narrow roads.
In ...Dicey driving conditions on such narrow roads.<br />In which direction are you travelling? Ex: Launceston.<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-2510425483769836692015-04-11T08:39:54.732+10:002015-04-11T08:39:54.732+10:00Very atmospheric photos. I once followed a daily p...Very atmospheric photos. I once followed a daily photo blog by someone in Bicheno and the link is still on my blog but the site has been taken over. What a pity. I wonder what happened. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-75427016639200622582015-04-11T08:23:54.546+10:002015-04-11T08:23:54.546+10:00What bloody lovely photos I so want to go to Tassi...What bloody lovely photos I so want to go to Tassie and take the time to travel around it so I do like these posts Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-60384931417467657492015-04-11T08:21:22.113+10:002015-04-11T08:21:22.113+10:00Very lovely pictures of the rain...I can almost fe...Very lovely pictures of the rain...I can almost feel the humidity.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-78701532257757106272015-04-11T06:29:01.604+10:002015-04-11T06:29:01.604+10:00Beautiful photo but I'm afraid these types of ...Beautiful photo but I'm afraid these types of curvy roads made me woozy! Thanks for sharing the map - very interesting. Wishing you a lovely weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-66771347171431495422015-04-11T04:01:31.059+10:002015-04-11T04:01:31.059+10:00In Poland we have rain and fog typicaly in autumn ...In Poland we have rain and fog typicaly in autumn like you. Your island is so big.. Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-46303620994968286482015-04-11T03:33:42.618+10:002015-04-11T03:33:42.618+10:00We have a very similar road pretty close to our ho...We have a very similar road pretty close to our home, descending down to sea level. But in wintry weather with ice, it's sometimes a no go area. A problem I'm guessing that you don't have. I love misty scenes like that.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-74090924548823810322015-04-11T02:58:41.104+10:002015-04-11T02:58:41.104+10:00The map helped me see where you are. I know where...The map helped me see where you are. I know where Tasmania is but none of the details of the island and it is interesting to see what a large part is parks and wild lands. Beautiful mist on the road in your photos.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.com