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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: Hobart
Rediscovering Freycinet part 1 of 7
Tasmanians know of Freycinet Peninsula, on the state’s east coast, even if they haven’t travelled or stayed there. In my case decades have passed between visits. Each time I have marvelled at the land and sea and sky and promised … Continue reading →
Change
I presume that gardeners everywhere work on assumptions and habitual practices. For example, in Hobart the prevailing wisdom has always been that tomatoes must not be planted until Show Day in October. For a range of vegetables, a set of … Continue reading →
The end of summer in a Lindisfarne garden
On Sunday, members of the Hobart’s Eastern Shore Permaculture Tasmania group visited the fruit and vegetable garden of a couple of our members in the suburb of Lindisfarne. Situated on the other side of a hill from where I live, … Continue reading →
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Tagged apple tree, basil, Beehive, corn, Eastern Shore Permaculture, Ethiopian Kale Cabbage, Grapevine, Hobart, Lavender, Lemons, Lindisfarne, Peaches, Permaculture Tasmania, potato, Purple climbing bean, seed collection, sunflowers, Tasmania, tomatoes
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A trip to South West Tasmania – back in the Hobart docks-25 of 26
At the end of the eighth day, the experience of travelling to and from the remote southwest of Tasmania came to an end. No longer would I be looking up at masts and ropes. In the last hour before arrival, … Continue reading →
Posted in Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour, south west Tasmania, Tasmania, Windeward Bound
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Tagged Hobart, Windeward Bound
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A trip to South West Tasmania – motoring home-24 of 26
Early morning chats focused on the experiences of the night; four crew had been violently ill and one passenger had rid herself of last night’s dinner. The rest slept well enough. That the seas were a mild 2 metres at … Continue reading →
A trip to South West Tasmania – a day of waiting-21 of 26
The decision had been made that our injured passenger, with the supposed strained/sprained ankle, must fly back to Hobart because she was not sufficiently stable to endure whatever rough seas the home voyage might throw at us. Definitely the best … Continue reading →
Posted in Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour, south west Tasmania, Tasmania, Windeward Bound
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Tagged Hobart, Melaleuca, Par Avion, Windeward Bound
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A trip to South West Tasmania-setting the scene-1 of 26
A recent blog post explained the south west of Tasmania was my destination for an ‘overseas’ adventure, and provided maps to show you the way. The trip is now complete and, as with my usual travels, I have written a … Continue reading →
Posted in south west Tasmania, Tasmania, Windeward Bound
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Tagged Bathurst Channel, Bathurst Harbour, Bramble Cove, Bruny Island, Celery Top Islands, Claytons Corner, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Hobart, Melaleuca, Mt Beattie, Mt Stokes, Port Davey, Recherche Bay, Schooner Cove, TV Hill, Windeward Bound
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Going west to Strathgordon-part 1 of 3
Last Saturday, mid-morning my friend and I set out for a calm and unmeasured drive into western Tasmania – to a location way north of the relatively inaccessible Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour, and south east from the west coast … Continue reading →
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
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Tagged Hobart, Lake Pedder, Maydena, Maydena Adventure Park, mountain biking, parrot, Pedder Wilderness Lodge, Queenstown, Strathgordon, Tasmania, Western Wilds
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From sad news to simply different news.
Previously in this blog I extolled the virtues of Robyn and Andrew’s selfless collection of vegetable and fruit produce that might otherwise have gone to waste, the selling of it then the donation of all the money to a local … Continue reading →
Farmers Market
The Bathurst Street Farmers Market held each Sunday morning in Hobart is once again a pumping event. Social distancing is still practised but the cooked food stalls and the musicians have returned adding a lively vitality to each occasion. I … Continue reading →
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