Monthly Archives: May 2019

A testing walk on Mt Wellington

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

Recently I was asked to take two people walking on Mt Wellington tracks. One had walked on the mountain around 40 years ago, had left Tasmania for decades, and had returned to live in the shadow of the mountain. She … Continue reading →

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RTBG-16th May 2019

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

I experienced another charming day in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. The start of my day was all the more satisfying because, after five minutes of waiting when I got off the bus at the Regatta Ground/Naval base stop, I … Continue reading →

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RTBG-9th May 2019

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

With wonderful memories from my first Thursday in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, I was eager for the next Thursday to arrive.  I expected more weeding and could not imagine which new activities I might experience. … Continue reading →

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RTBG-2nd May 2019

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

I started ‘work’ with the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) on Thursday 2nd May in the community Food Garden. This is the area well known by ABC’s Gardening Australia program enthusiasts as Pete’s Patch in the days when Peter Cundall headed … Continue reading →

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RTBG-Introduction May 2019

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

This series of Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) posts do not fit with the expectations I had when initiating the Tasmanian Discoveries blog. My intention was to present stories ‘discovering’ Tasmanian wilderness areas only. A recent change in my life … Continue reading →

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Rambling – Hartz Peak  2 of 2

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

With twelve Eastern Shore Ramblers Club members, I departed from the cold Hartz Visitor Shelter for the colder outdoors and started on the track towards Hartz Peak.  Only a few metres along the track a boot scrubbing and disinfectant station … Continue reading →

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Rambling – Hartz Peak  1 of 2

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

This blog post will set the scene while post number 2 will talk about the track and will include photos. The destination for my second Medium walk, organised by the Eastern Shore Ramblers Club, was Hartz Peak.  The Peak sits … Continue reading →

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Rambling – Mount Wellington walk

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

Voyages of discovery. Walks of discovery. Opportunities to gain personal insights. Learning about and sensing the land, sea and air. These are the aspects of experiences I want. I seek. I need.  And so my ambitions were no greater when … Continue reading →

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Bruny Island 15 of 15

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

It was time to consider where to have our prepacked lunch and to remember we had a ferry to catch back to mainland Tasmania later in the afternoon. So far North Bruny had not been explored so we headed for … Continue reading →

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Bruny Island 14 of 15

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

The decision was made to visit all the specialist outlets which retail particular produce that has put Bruny Island on the map in the food industry, on our final day. Sunday. Our first port of call was The Bruny Island … Continue reading →

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