Tulip time

It's that time of year again, Tulip time at Wynyard on Table Cape on the North West Coast of Tasmania.  The Festival of Tulips was held October 12, 2024.  The main street in Wynyard is lined with Tulips, there is music, a small market, and eateries.  Many people come to the festival after winter to have a good time.

Table Cape is an extinct volcanic vent dominating the coastline close to the town of Wynyard.  Its 180m cliff drops away into Bass Strait and Table Cape Tulip Farm is perched on the top.

These photos were taken by me on one of our visits to the farm.

Photos I forgot!

 The photos below were taken the day we went to see the tulips, post here. The view from the top of Table Cape near Wynyard on the North West Coast of the Island.  Tasmania, Australia.

Irises top photo and tulips in the below photo.

Table Cape Lighthouse and the carpark to visit the tulips.

Just a view on the way down the Cape.

The people here had a drone and they were from Canberra according to the number plate on their car.

Also looking over towards Wynyard.

Tulip Time_2

 The clocks have gone forward one hour 'Daylight Saving Time' once again.

More Tulips from Table Cape Tulip Farm remembering these tulips are exported to the Netherlands.

Tulip Time

Haven't travelled anywhere since the beginning of April, just a day trip here and there.

I still have photos from other trips in Tasmania that I will show you.

 

It's Tulip time in Tasmania.

The photos were taken a few years back at a Tulip Farm on Table Cape on the North West Coast.  Could go again this year but be nothing new to see, just more tulips and probably a few new varieties in a different paddock.

The tulips are grown and exported to the Netherlands - yes, that's true!

Will do a few post on the tulips.

Some of you might recall the place called Wynyard and the photos from that post you can see Table Cape from the beach in the distance.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Farmland.

Table Cape farmland, then the old lighthouse.

A bit about the lighthouse and Tasmania. (last photo)

Mathew Flinders name Table Cape in 1798 when he and George Bass were exploring in the 'Norfolk' to confirm that Tasmania was in fact an island.

The lighthouse was designed by Huckson and Hutchinson of Hobart, Tasmania and it was built from brick by local builder, Mr. John Luck.  Three stone cottages were also built near the tower.  The bricks for the tower were brought from Victoria as ship-ballast for vessels returning to Tasmania after unloading cargo.

Table Cape's first Headkeeper, Robert Jackson had a tragic start to his time at Table Cape.  On the 17th August 1888 just three weeks after the opening of the lighthouse his baby son died.

The cause of death is not recorded but this sad entry in the keepers log reads:

"Wind south. A strong breeze and misty weather.  Employed in the lighthouse and cleaning up about station. At 5.10pm. Bertie Jackson, son of the head lightkeeper, departed this life aged one year and two months."

The grave exists just as you drive out the gate with a white picket fence around it, always forget to take a  photo.

Up on top

Table Cape is a volcanic plug and is 180 meters above sea level.

Up on top of Table Cape, the flattish looking hill you can see from the Caravan Park in Wynyard (previous post) the farming area.

How wonderful to have view from the farm houses looking over the sea, Bass Strait.

Then the sea in the second photo is from the lookout looking towards Wynyard and surrounding areas. It was a windy hazy day.

Then we drove onwards and came across these Liliums, also in spring time there are usually tulips growing in the same area and at the tulip farm further down the road.