Monthly Archives: March 2022

Critters in the garden 31st March 2022

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

Thanks to Pam I can share photographs of a couple of garden critters that were disturbed when working in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG).  One of the jobs that the volunteer team tackled this week, … Continue reading →

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Sequel to the Cinderella pumpkin story

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

Wedges of my first Rouge Vif D’Etampes pumpkin are now spread across Hobart.  Most friends told me they will make pumpkin soup so I decided to pass on one of my standard but very different recipes: a meal I make … Continue reading →

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Cinderella’s carriage

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

I save seed from the fruits of vegetables and herbs and so do others. Early last year I enjoyed eating a wedge of Robyn and Andrew’s Golden Nugget pumpkins and around that time accepted pumpkin seed from them. When I … Continue reading →

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A holiday in the Horseradish 24th March 2022

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

Always early to arrive in the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), fellow volunteer Neil was hard at work clearing the expanding forests of horseradish plants – just the tops, not digging down for their tasty roots. … Continue reading →

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Shaking the lettuce 10th March 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

Two weeks ago in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), our wonderful volunteer team made some simple but important advances.  As usual, and extremely importantly, Tony harvested produce for charity and, being that time of the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Freycinet part 7 of 7

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

Time to head home. We pointed the car southwards and started the journey. During the Wineglass Bay Cruise the crew shucked fresh oysters for us. On enquiry they were not from the local Freycinet Oyster farm rather from further south … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Freycinet part 6 of 7

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

After breakfast on day three, our next destination was the track to the Wineglass Bay Lookout. Neither my friend or I had any serious inclination to clamber up to the Lookout – we had both made the walk before although … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Freycinet part 5 of 7

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

The third morning the day started with a stroll along Richardson’s Beach, a sandy arc that extends between Coles Bay and the Freycinet Lodge. Across the sand was evidence that thousands of crabs had burrowed into the sand at the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Freycinet part 4 of 7

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

I had booked a 5 or so hour trip on one of Pennicott’s Wilderness Journeys, the Wineglass Bay Cruise. The upstairs Sky Lounge option was chosen with the expectation of the best of service from staff, and their expert knowledge … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Freycinet part 3 of 7

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

From our accommodation in the Freycinet National Park, we drove to the tiny township of Coles Bay. Time and again we looked back to the mountain-littered skyline in the distance and, for a while, we sat and marvelled at the … Continue reading →

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