Queenstown

The luna-like landscape of Queenstown.

Queenstown street view.

Hunters Hotel.

Circa 1898

Miners Siding Memorial.

The Empire Hotel in bronze.

The Empire Hotel.

The Abt Wilderness Railway.

Restored railway running tourists between Strahan and Queenstown.

Link to West Coast Wilderness Railway

View from the windey road up to Gormanston.

Waterfall after the rain.

Walkway overlooking the

Mt Lyell copper mine in Gormanston.

The open cut.

Remains of the Royal Hotel.

Circa 1910.

Nelson Falls.

The water was flowing with such force I had to run in,

 snap off a picture, then out before I got soaked.

We went for a walk up to a lookout.

Pristine wilderness at

Franklyn-Gordon Wild Rivers NP

Swin bridge over river.

A friendly Pink Robin.

Petroica rodinogaster.

Some interesting and colourful fungi in the forest.

Strahan

We had spent time in Strahan some years ago so we avoided the

normal tourist attractions this time.

We camped on Ocean Beach and we were fortunate enough to arrive

on a calm day as it can be pretty wild on the west coast.

The beautiful sunset from our van.



Zeehan

The main street.

  West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum. 

Link to West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum

An unrestored steam engine in the workshop.

Blacksmith shop.

The Masons Hall.



Arthur River

The rather narrow bridge across the Arthur River.

A view from the mouth of the river toward town.

The Edge of the World.

North West Coast of Tasmania.

The plaque at the Edge of the World.

"I cast my pebble onto the shore of Eternity.

To be washed by the Ocean of Time.

It has shape, form and substance.

It is me.
One day I will be no more.
But my pebble will remain here.
On the shore of Eternity.
Mute witness for the aeon's.
That today I came and stood.
At the edge of the world."

We did the Arther River cruise.

The MV George Robinson cruises up the river

to a BBQ area they have set up in the forest.

Link to Arthur River Cruises

The cruise passes various types of landscape from coastal foliage

to tall rain forest timber.

The colourful Azure Kingfisher.

Female Sea Eagle by her huge nest.

The magnificent White Bellied Sea Eagle.

The guide threw the Eagle a fish.

Two Pademelon Wallaby's

A cheeky Pied Currawong.

Tried to take a sausage out of my hand.

When we spot something interesting

the boat tries to get in close to take photographs.

Two dogs having fun on Sundown Beach.

Nelson Bay

Marble-like rock formations at

Sundown Point.

Surreal rock formations.

Don't you just love a west coast sunset over water.