KLRTim
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Hi
My Partner, Her Daughter Jess and I, with our 2 Dogs, Her`s Doti and mine Sophie the Maltese cross have just returned from a week on the East Coast of Tasmania 3 hours from where we both live.
We camped by the Sea at Swimcart Beach. This is located at The Bay Of Fires. Just a short 10 minute :smiley_drive: drive outside St Helens, a quaint Seaside Fishing Village 3 or so hours from Hobart the Capitol of Tasmania.
Weather was 20 to 27 Degrees every day so swimming was Great.
Speaking of Great we were informed a day or so after swimming that a 3.5 Meter Great White Shark was sighted just a few miles away in another Bay:-(
We unfortunately lost a local Scuba DIver Just Last year further down the coast to one of these Beasts:-(
Anyway I was not put off my swim as I am also a Scuba Diver and appreciate that I am in their ocean after all and it is more likely I will die from a bee sting or lightning.
That said we explored up the coast to another Small Village called Ansons bay and onto Eddistone Point Light house. It was at a small secluded Beach above Ansons Bay where I photographed the Blue Bottle Jelly Fish in the attached pic below. Very Nasty sting with a tail well over a meter long. Avoided a swim here
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On the return trip to camp be popped into a local called Free campsites called Policemans Point, Another Beachside camping spot. Free for a look and to give our Dogies a walk and a drink.
Scenic does not do the east coast justice it is remarkable.
Beautiful views and marvelous dirt roads ensured we had a great time. Dora AKA our Range Rover performed impeccably well BTW. ( Secret ) Maintainance.
Such a Majestic Island we are so fortunate to live and explore on
Needless too say Not one of us wanted the week to end but Commitments called and home we went.
Cheers. Tim AKA Gadgets:smiley_drive:
My Partner, Her Daughter Jess and I, with our 2 Dogs, Her`s Doti and mine Sophie the Maltese cross have just returned from a week on the East Coast of Tasmania 3 hours from where we both live.
We camped by the Sea at Swimcart Beach. This is located at The Bay Of Fires. Just a short 10 minute :smiley_drive: drive outside St Helens, a quaint Seaside Fishing Village 3 or so hours from Hobart the Capitol of Tasmania.
Weather was 20 to 27 Degrees every day so swimming was Great.
Speaking of Great we were informed a day or so after swimming that a 3.5 Meter Great White Shark was sighted just a few miles away in another Bay:-(
We unfortunately lost a local Scuba DIver Just Last year further down the coast to one of these Beasts:-(
Anyway I was not put off my swim as I am also a Scuba Diver and appreciate that I am in their ocean after all and it is more likely I will die from a bee sting or lightning.
That said we explored up the coast to another Small Village called Ansons bay and onto Eddistone Point Light house. It was at a small secluded Beach above Ansons Bay where I photographed the Blue Bottle Jelly Fish in the attached pic below. Very Nasty sting with a tail well over a meter long. Avoided a swim here
.On the return trip to camp be popped into a local called Free campsites called Policemans Point, Another Beachside camping spot. Free
for a look and to give our Dogies a walk and a drink.Scenic does not do the east coast justice it is remarkable.
Beautiful views and marvelous dirt roads ensured we had a great time. Dora AKA our Range Rover performed impeccably well BTW. ( Secret ) Maintainance.
Such a Majestic Island we are so fortunate to live and explore on
Needless too say Not one of us wanted the week to end but Commitments called and home we went.
Cheers. Tim AKA Gadgets
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