Today we are traveling to Launceston via the midlands highway. The countryside has taken on a New Zealandish feel.
We stopped at Kempon (1830s homes), Oaklands (to see a 1830s windmill) and Ross.
Oaklands had a Main Street that hasn't changed in 125 years at least. The Mill itself is typical Dutch influenced windmill of early 1800s design. A lovely town.
Ross was a site of female factory of the mid 19th Century. Only commandants home remains today. The town like Oaklands is populated with Georgian and early Victorian homes and public buildings. The bridge (1836) is well crafted "British" bridge of stone. Melissa also got to catchup with her cousin and wife who own the local Australia Post.
We saw many old sandstone farmhouses and legal poppy fields on the way Launceston. Finally after passing through towns like Bagdad, Perth, Cleveland and crossing river Jordan we arrived in Launceston.
Launceston was the site of our next adventure, the cateract gorge. On the edge of the city, it is the site of swing bridge and worlds longest single span chair lift we rode across the gorge. The gorge is surrounded by Victorian era parks and gardens (NY Central Park ) , bathing pools and eateries. There is walking track that navigates the gorge which is quite pretty.
Sadly time was against us, and we didn't get a chance to explore the city.
Tomorrow we fly out of Hobart early for Melbourne so we were forced to stay at the hotel and pack.
We stopped at Kempon (1830s homes), Oaklands (to see a 1830s windmill) and Ross.
Oaklands had a Main Street that hasn't changed in 125 years at least. The Mill itself is typical Dutch influenced windmill of early 1800s design. A lovely town.
Ross was a site of female factory of the mid 19th Century. Only commandants home remains today. The town like Oaklands is populated with Georgian and early Victorian homes and public buildings. The bridge (1836) is well crafted "British" bridge of stone. Melissa also got to catchup with her cousin and wife who own the local Australia Post.
We saw many old sandstone farmhouses and legal poppy fields on the way Launceston. Finally after passing through towns like Bagdad, Perth, Cleveland and crossing river Jordan we arrived in Launceston.
Launceston was the site of our next adventure, the cateract gorge. On the edge of the city, it is the site of swing bridge and worlds longest single span chair lift we rode across the gorge. The gorge is surrounded by Victorian era parks and gardens (NY Central Park ) , bathing pools and eateries. There is walking track that navigates the gorge which is quite pretty.
Sadly time was against us, and we didn't get a chance to explore the city.
Tomorrow we fly out of Hobart early for Melbourne so we were forced to stay at the hotel and pack.
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