tassie trip

G'day Ian
We are also planning a trip to Tasmania... there's gonna be lots of BT's there by all accounts!
I've sent you a members message separately.
Regards
Bob

Me too!

I would have booked the ferry on line yesterday, but had to email our measurements for a quote and haven't heard back yet. Should get on OK - looked like plenty of vacancies on the 12/2 daytime ferry which we have picked.

If we get on the daytime crossing, we will be asking about somewhere not to far out to stay the night before.

There have been some very tempting threads on both the caravaner's forum and ExplorOz fairly recently - if you are not a regular on these websites i can look up the threads and post links here.

Still looking for specific BT feedback. I know we won't be able to cross the Pieman at Corinna - my daughter was the 'ferryman' there some years ago, and we are too big.

Motherhen

hi Fellow Boggers

We sold our 2004 21'BT in July this year after a fab trip to Cape York with 2 other BT's.

We are in Hobart and I will be on the look out for Bushtrackers on the road in Feb. I will be the mad woman flashing lights and waving!!!

For free camping info, I would recommend Boiling Billy Publications "Free Camping in Tasmania". It can be bought on line via their website-under $20.

There is a big shortage of caravan parks in Tas so I would get organised and book in asap. Closest caravan park to Hobart city is in Cambridge (near airport).

Safe Travels
tassietracker5

PS You cannot bring fresh fruit and veg into Tas so dont stock in Melbourne. Quarantine will search fridge, pantry etc.

Hi All

We are booked on the 5th Feb day crossing over and the 5th Mar day crossing back. We may stay longer if need be. Then its over to SA then up the centre to Darwin then Broome then Cairns and back home to Brisbane. We hope to see all you good people on the road.

Regards
Brian & Norma

Looks like Tassie wil be overrun by BTs - hail us on UHF 40 if you see us. motherhen

Got my quote and will do on line booking tomorrow.

Day crossing departs Melbourne 9 am. Any good ideas of where to stay the night before to ensure getting to the ferry in plenty of time? We have never been there and city driving scares me.

Hi Judy,

Were Sydneysiders so the little city of Melbourne doesn't faze us. Probably wouldn't go there if my daughter didn't live there.

As I have said caravan parks close to Melbourne CBD are scarce & probably non-existant. your choices are always about half an hour - just choose your direction.

From Coburg the route is fairly direct, but you will need to travel the dreaded toll ways. My suggestion is to arrive a day or so early (theres lots to see in Melbourne) I didn't say that! But before you leave try to get a map of Melbourne from the RAC & study it a bit before you arrive. If you can get a copy of Melways this will be a great help. (Its their best street directory). Do at least one dummy run without the BT to check your navagation abilities and allow yourself plenty of time in case you decide to take an unintended cooks tour of Melbourne.
The people at the caravan park will be able to give you advice and how to obtain day passes for the tollways.

Enjoy your trip

Neil

Hi all intending Tassie Treckers in 2006.
Am currently writing up a suggested track around our fabulous Island. it may be a week or a fortnight yet.
We stayed at the c/park on the Goulburn River at Seymour the night before leaving on the spirit.They will give you a map from there to the ship. they have some level drive through sites, stay hooked up for a early get away in the morning to avoid traffic, park down by the beach back about 3 blocks there is plenty of free parking around "Pickles St, Gas Works Park" area.(Leave your rig here all day & grab a tram into the city for some Shopping (Maybe at the Queen Vic Markets)
Straight down the Hume highway / Turn right at Campbellfield (NEED TO BE IN A RIGHT LANE two lanes turn right) into the "WESTERN RING ROAD" then follow it around (you think you are leaving Melbourne but you are not, just follow their map.(You will see the ship on your right as you come over the Westgate Bridge).You will need to turn off the freeway so get into the left lane.
If you travel this way there is NO TOLL ROAD to contend with.

Richard & Wendy stayed at the campground just above Carlton which they liked, but they did get caught up in traffic having to go through the city centre.
Looks like we may be having a mini BT rally down here about the third week of February?

Hi all,
Noticed that SuziTracker is heading up thru the centre after Tassie, in arly March. We will be doing a similar thing from early March. We will leave the Eyre Penninsular and head up thru the centre, do a spot of fish feeding in the NT and then head for the Kimberly and Broome, probably in May. Hopefully we will catch you and other BT's on the road. Our email is ftroop@pocketmail.com if you wanted to catch up somewhere.
Jan n Graham

Fellow Boggers
Thanks for the helpful info on Tassie. We Sandgroper Boggers are also heading to Tassie in Feb 2006 for about 8 weeks and hope to catch up with some of you on the roads out there. Our mobile is 0407 325 836 and we have UHF 18 and also scan 40
some of our fellow BT trekkers from our Cape York trip may also be coming

Hope to see some of you there
Steve & Leith Harry
We are the ones with the kayaks on top of the Beige/gold landcruiser with WA plates and 22ft BT with QLD plates