Road tripping to the apple aisle.

  Sydney to Tasmania via Melbourne. 

When you think of Tasmania, what images are conjured up?

For us its all about the ambiance, tranquility, solitude, exquisite scenery and complete sense of being in the moment.  

Australia's southern most state is so many things. Home, holiday destination, photographers muse, eco haven, adventurers paradise. whatever you find there, it is sure to please your mind. 

We road tripped in early June this year (2022) in our Isuzu D-Max and had an incredible 5000km journey.

We left home really early because we had to be in Melbourne at around 4pm to get the Spirit of Tasmania from the mainland to Devonport that evening. First stop, and most important, was Maccas for coffee. As the driver in the family, I try not to have too many coffees or anything else because the result is lost travel time for pee stops. 

We headed south on the M7 and joined up with the Hume highway, we would stay on this most of the day. If you travel from Sydney to Melbourne, you can stick to the highway all the way and not go through 1 town if that's the way you like. We weren't in a hurry, because we gave ourselves plenty of time, so we had a couple of detours into Gundagai in NSW and  Holbrook as well as Winton in Victoria. 

Made it to Port Melbourne with plenty of time to spare then we joined the line ride to get onto the ferry. Every manner of vehicle, large and small was heading over this evening, as well as lots and lots of pets. You drive yourself onto the ship, the crew direct you, and you NEED to remember where your vehicle is parked, because you DO NOT want to be that person that holds the entire ship up unloading because your car is the one blocking everyone from getting off.  Before you are allowed to drive on they will stop and ask you if you are carrying firearms, flora or alcohol. You need to declare otherwise there can be huge fines.

Its a really great way to travel, I'm not much of a flyer, and you can

 book a cabin (several sizes available onboard) or you can sleep in reclining chairs in an enclosed deck if you are travelling cheaper.  

We booked a double cabin with a porthole, but it was dark as we left so nothing much to see, and you arrive in Tasmania at the crack of dawn. 

Not a bad feed onboard. 

If we havent bored you too much, we would love for you to continue along on our journey through one of the most beautiful places we have ever visited. 

I look forward to bringing the next chapter alive. 

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