A lovely Drive

Last Monday we decided to go for a drive, so 4 hours later we arrived home in the dark.

We went along the Tamar River on the western side and first stop was at Blackwall then Clarence Point, and Beauty Point by the time we got to Brady's Lookout it was dark but twilight. 

I took my camera for a change but had my phone, these photos were taken with the camera.

The drive wasn't that far from home but seeing as we diverted here and there, stopped and looked at the view it all took time.

The Tamar River is officially 70km long (43 mile) and despite being named a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length.

There are fish in the river such as Southern Black Bream, Flathead, Snapper, Silver Trevally, Rays, Salmon, Whiting, Mullet, sea-run Brown Trout, amongst many others.  

I've tried to insert a map at the bottom of the photos but alas it won't appear!

We believe these things in the river are oysters but unhealthy to eat.

Clarence Point.  Our eldest niece and her husband are going to live here, they have a beautiful view up the Tamar River.  

Beauty Point and below Seahorse World.

Brady's Lookout looking up the Tamar River (north)

Beauty Point, Tasmania

Beauty Point, Tasmania was established as a deep-water port, initially to serve the nearby Beaconsfield gold mine which is still there but little gold is taken these days.  Later it became a key export centre for exporting Apples.

Today, Beauty point is a small riverside town known for its port, which hosts the Australian National Institue for Maritime Studies.

Seahorses are a star attraction in Beauty Point with the world's first seahorse aquarium, Seahorse World, dedicated to breeding and protecting these fascinating creatures.

At Platypus House you can view live platypuses and echidnas.  These two creatures are unique and cannot be seen anywhere else in the world.  They are egg laying mammals actively feeding and playing during a guided tourn.  You can learn and about the biology of both mammals and how they live.

A Platypus

Sea Horses.

 

Beauty Point has red dots around it in the north.  That river is the Tamar River which goes into Launceston where I live.  On the right side of the Tamar River is Low Head the mouth of the river and Bass Strait is just to the west on the map.