After leaving the last viewing platform the track winds around to point back towards Tasmania. Below is a shot of our accommodation at Mayura Farm, lower centre frame on the hill, from The Nut, Stanley.
Warning: this is a BIG post with lots of images to finish off our visit to the North West of Tasmania! I took lots of photos and I think I’ve strung this our for way too long, so here goes!
Below, looking over the sheltered cove for fishing boats at Stanley Wharf.
The track went down into a relatively sheltered hollow , where small bendy Eucalyptus trees grew and wallabies roamed, quite a different mini ecosystem than the rest of The Nut …
A visiting tourist whom we’d met while waiting for the chairlift to open – walking the circuit the other way, told us excitedly to look out for the Lemonpaddy’s!
The Padymelon’s here are different than the ones at home, less fluffy and a longer nose, and apparently have a different name 😉
I also found some fungi!
And, if you keep a keen eye out and are very quiet, you can also see Rockmelon’s sunning themselves! I was lucky to grab this quick snap before it hopped away, they are much shyer than the Pademelon’s.
“Pretty sure they can’t see me.” I think this was a mum!
The view over the Isthmus and reflections on the beach at low tide.
Growing in the cracks, the resilience of nature.
And down we go on the chairlift, literally, a chair, lifted on a wire, looking out over Stanley.
Looking back at The Nut from along the beach.
A dark history …
I had too – the Stanley Post Office!
On our way home, we stopped at Anvers Chocolate for a bite to eat and a Chocolate Stout for me, it was delicious! After all, they call the North West Highway the Tasting Trail – not that there seems to be much to taste. We left with, well, lots of chocolate to take home.
Here are some of the groovy cows that make the Ahsgrove Cheese … we left here with lets say more than a kilo of lovely Parmesan Cheese and other cheesy goodies,
I hope you’ve enjoyed the series of posts from our little holiday to the North West of Tasmania a few weeks ago now. Now, for some …
MUSIC: This week in Australia was NAIDOC week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee), so, as a “privileged white man” I feel it is fitting to share a moving tribute that highlights a different perspective on Australian history, one that I certainly wasn’t taught as a school boy back in the day. It is also relevant for so many other countries and nations of indigenous folk around the world – perhaps yours. I hope you enjoy it – or rather, I hope it gets you thinking …
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Spectacular views! It may be my overactive mermaid imagination, but I see the waves gently moving onto the shore. 🙂 Adorable wildlife! Thanks for taking everyone on your holiday.
Powerful video! The genocide of indigenous peoples and others whose beliefs do not match those of white supremacists should never be forgotten. Rather, these horrific acts should be exposed and reparations made.
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Thanks for coming along for the ride Morgaine, maybe that’s me waving to you 😀
I’m not sure if you will be able to access it, but there was a documentary on SBS TV called Australian Wars, the second episode features Tasmania and the North West coast. Here’s a link to the series if you are interested:
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-australian-wars
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I tried but unfortunately, it can only be viewed in Australia. It looks like it would be an excellent documentary!
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Great photos as always, Tone! The animals are so cute. 😂🇦🇺
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Thanks John, the wallabies are very tame on The Nut and would not have any predators, unless a feral cat were to venture up there.
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That’s nice! I’d like to meet a wallaby!
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NZ is an amazing place, as your photos have shown us.
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I’m sure NZ would love to claim Tasmania for it’s own Anneli, but we’re part of Australia 🙂 Thank for joining our adventure 😀
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Oh! Sorry. I must brush up on my geography and politics for that part of the world. I’ll get busy on that right now.
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It was a big article you wrote, but it turned out well, many beautiful pictures of vistas, animals and trees that grow out of cracks.
Enjoyed it !
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Thanks Marc, trying to mix it up with the photo editing too, depending on the image. Now that I’ve posted all the photos, I want to go on another holiday 😀
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Nice places and cute critters.
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Thanks, it was an interesting little area compared to the rest of The Nut, we spent a bit of time slowly walking through 😀
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Beautiful photos. Adorable animals.
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Thank you kindly 😀
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