Smithton and the Duck River

I thought we would venture to another area of Tasmania and away from the sea, but somehow the river is not far from the sea.

We stayed at the Smithton Caravan Park and it was a lovely stay back in March of this year.  The caravan park is next to the Duck River in the town of Smithton on the North West Coast.   

The photos are of the river when the tide is out, then when the tide is in as the river goes to the sea.

Part of the caravan park looking from the river, our caravan is the 3rd in the distance.

My husband had an accident in the caravan on that trip - he dropped all the ice cream cones and that's the mess..lol.

Swimcart Beach

In the St. Helens area is Swimcart Beach on the east coast of Tasmania which is lovely, many people camp there in the summer, I'm told it's very hard to get a place to park the caravan or pitch a tent.  There are toilets there and as far as I'm aware it's all free.

I've included a photo of the Australian bush which is opposite one of the scenic views along the road.

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) says Irma, her website is [ here ] and well worth the visit as Irma takes such beautiful photos.  This is the bird that visited us at the St. Helens Caravan Park.