An interlude in Tassie after the travels last year as part
of the never-ending-summer strategy as well as touching base before setting off
again to go around Australia. Summer in
Tassie was great, but like all good things, it is drawing to an end. Thus, all the necessary preparations to do
the Big Loop were done, van packed - it took a couple of hours to pack the van
BUT at least 2 1/2 days to find things I wanted to take! The van was serviced, tyres rotated, re-seal along
roof to fix a leak (Sika silicone, great stuff!) and then off to Lonnie for a
last few days with family before departure on 4th March at 0900. So, an early departure for Devonport,
virtually straight onto the Spirit, for a quiet and comfortable crossing and
meeting Chris, a work acquaintance from yesteryear, for a happy reminisce! There was a small delay getting off due to
Melbourne traffic but an improved route onto the Westgate Freeway was
discovered, which was a great relief to me as my earlier route always found me
in the wrong lane and onto the toll road - not a great problem if heading north
but this time I wanted to head to Geelong.
So onward to my planned night
stop at a freecamp partway to Geelong and a night's rest.
Mixed feelings about heading off again, it will be a long
time before seeing family & friends again but I'll catch up with relatives
in Perth so that is a real bonus, as the distance makes visits infrequent. I really want to see Western Australia and
during planning it looks like I can expect some decent beach fishing along the
South Australia coast. I'm looking
forward to my first visit to the Flinders Ranges and the Great Ocean Road is
always exciting. And so, Westward Ho!
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