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First updated : 24 May 2009
The Queenstown park (no name mentioned to prevent bias) was just the right size not too big but had all the facilities you'd need - except for those who are unnecessarily fussy. Since there where other dogs there I presume they allowed them if kept quiet and on a lead. I didn't have a caravan or a trailer based 'mobile home'. It would be nice but I don't need one or would use it often enough to justify the purchase. If you have a family and all that entails or want some home luxuries with you then a caravan is the way to go. Queenstown is a small town located at the base of a valley. It's particularly scenic scenic on a foggy morning. In fact there's a steam train that tours the area if you're interested in going. Queenstown was a mining town for a little while and a good example of how human pollution destroys the environment. You see - we where told that the mountains around the town where once a dense forest - however the mine and factory caused the destruction of the trees and hence it its quite barren. Hopefully it will grow back. For me and the dog - its sleeping in the car. (the other had caravans) Quite experienced with this since I've done it a few times in the past. I dare say its just as good as a small caravan! However only if you're travelling by yourself. You don't need a powered site since all the electrics where being charged during the day by the power inverter or the cigarette lighter. I didn't want a tent since this was a short trip. Here's a few tips to making camping in the car more comfortable! - The reflective front window shades
that keep the car cool during the day give some privacy during the night. It seems like a lot for a short break but preparation means that you probably won't miss too much from home. I haven't felt deprived of anything with this list so far. However on this trip I forgot the coffee .. had everything else .. somehow I ended up with extra dog food. Which brings me to a odd thing I do when ever buying a car - that is to make sure I can have a comfortable lie down in it. You'd be surprised at how some smaller or compact cars can be quite comfortable. Completely of topic I know - just thought I'd add this bit in. As for navigating around Tasmania any of the GPS brands will do it very easily. Tasmania does not have too many confusing roads even in the suburbs. There are plenty of street signs to the major places of interest. We had a combination of Garmin and TomTom portable GPS along with a inbuilt Toyota GPS. All of them worked and had various issues - annoying 'features' than actual errors. I finally felt Queenstown mid morning, delayed due to fog but not before sampling a lovely egg and bacon sandwich at the local cafe. The drive up and out of the town towards Gormanston was great. There are plenty of tight and blind corners and where you can see the view down into the valley. (That's the picture on top of this page.) The road eventually straightens and travels along Lake Burbury one of the many? dams in Tasmania. The road basically goes through the Franklin-Gordon National Park. Some the the scenery is very nice, quite a few very postcard picture worthy. The plan for the day was to get to Hobart and the Salamanca markets which I'll cover in the next instalment of this trip report. <- Tasmania guide - Tips and Sth Tasmania Tasmania - Hobart -> ....more next week...
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