Well folks have settled at Burnie for a few days with nice warm and sunny weather, not the Tassie weather I am used to . Anyway took a drive to Stanley and conquered, the nut, Via the chair lift we then stopped for fish and chips for lunch which, was very nice. After lunch took a drive to Smithton and then back through Wynyard. Tomorrow will have a look around penguin and Burnies Whisky distillery.
On Thursday, will head towards Strahan with a free camp on the Hellyer river on the way.
Anyway folks stay safe out there and will catch you out there somewhere.
jules47 said
09:11 PM Jan 28, 2014
Macquarie Heads out of Strahan is a great place to camp!!
copper1 said
09:19 PM Jan 28, 2014
jules47 wrote:
Macquarie Heads out of Strahan is a great place to camp!!
Thanks jules, have that spot in my sights as well as the golf club. Have look at all of your sites that you posted and attempting to use them when we can.
Dougwe said
09:30 PM Jan 28, 2014
Hey C1, I might see you at the distillery as I was thinking of heading there tomorrow.
Dougwe said
09:35 PM Jan 28, 2014
Sounds like you are all enjoying things so far I still have a bit of boat lag for some reason today but better tonight.
Hope your mum is over her boat journey too?
copper1 said
10:11 PM Jan 28, 2014
Yeh mate there is a tour at 2pm we will try for that, as we are going to have an easy day and early happy hour before braking camp and heading to Hellyer river. The others feel like that as well me, I feel fine, MMMMMM maybe you guys are just not the seafaring type?
-- Edited by copper1 on Tuesday 28th of January 2014 10:12:47 PM
-- Edited by copper1 on Tuesday 28th of January 2014 10:13:36 PM
mongrel said
12:20 AM Jan 29, 2014
Hey Dougwe ,Didn't you have enough of the spirit going over there..Copper1,don't stand in front of him as you never know what he might bring up..Conversation of course....Mongrel..
RosieW said
09:14 AM Jan 29, 2014
Don't foget to hit the cheese factory in Burnie - although you may drop a few $$ post-taste test!
Dougwe said
09:37 AM Jan 29, 2014
Mmmm, not only there Rosie, the Distillery wants many $$$$$$$$$$$ just for one bottle of the good stuff too.
I'm just about to turn into tourist mode as I'm sure C1&2 already are.
_wombat_ said
10:16 AM Jan 29, 2014
Dougwe wrote:
Hey C1, I might see you at the distillery as I was thinking of heading there tomorrow.
TYPICAL
RosieW said
10:39 AM Jan 29, 2014
Dougwe wrote:
Mmmm, not only there Rosie, the Distillery wants many $$$$$$$$$$$ just for one bottle of the good stuff too.
I'm just about to turn into tourist mode as I'm sure C1&2 already are.
Yeah, I prefer to buy the good stuff from a local place; still more exxy than Mum's preferred tipple (Famous Grouse), but a very nice drop nonetheless, and a smidge cheaper than the Distillery.
That being said, my favourite distillery is still the Lark in Hobart - got mildly wobbly after a tasting session there one day - apparently testing liquers on an empty stomach gives you wonky knees
GaryKelly said
11:10 AM Jan 29, 2014
You guys are making me thirsty. Even with no teeth I can still imbibe... I just have trouble pronouncing it.
RosieW said
11:16 AM Jan 29, 2014
Who needs to pronounce............ just drink up !
Old Crofter said
01:02 PM Jan 29, 2014
Pity about the timing as you will be going past home Thursday, and I have a distillery closeby as well(ask Billie & Jules) but I have to take Rhonda to Launceston for med appointment. Will be late back otherwise would come up to the Hellyer gorge campsite when I got back, but will be able to say hi at Peacefest. PM me when you get back to the Burnie/Wynyard area.
Bob your picture fell over, or did you do that on purpose ?
Maybe he was doing a wee bit of sampling?
_wombat_ said
01:21 PM Jan 29, 2014
RosieW wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
Bob your picture fell over, or did you do that on purpose ?
Maybe he was doing a wee bit of sampling?
I did think that
Old Crofter said
01:32 PM Jan 29, 2014
Tried everything to get it straight but to no avail, only happens on this site, will have to read up the directions again, thanks for putting it Right.
Bob
_wombat_ said
01:58 PM Jan 29, 2014
Old Crofter wrote:
Tried everything to get it straight but to no avail, only happens on this site, will have to read up the directions again, thanks for putting it Right.
Bob
strange that it only happens on GN.
Old Crofter said
02:02 PM Jan 29, 2014
RosieW wrote:
Don't foget to hit the cheese factory in Burnie - although you may drop a few $$ post-taste test!
Cheese factory does not have tasting anymore, tasting is at makers centre which has not cut it with me.
many locals have been disappointed.
bob
RosieW said
02:12 PM Jan 29, 2014
WHAT?! Oh that is such bs. The Makers Centre is woeful, utterly sad. Skip that then, and hit Ashgrove up. And Anvers on the way there.......... Chees & Chocolate, two of the main food groups..... Although mabe grab some whiskey on the way.........
Dougwe said
05:47 PM Jan 29, 2014
Might do Ashgrove tomorrow Rosie. Just doing a few things locally around The Devonport region tomorrow.
RosieW said
06:14 PM Jan 29, 2014
Dougwe wrote:
Might do Ashgrove tomorrow Rosie. Just doing a few things locally around The Devonport region tomorrow.
Highly recommend Anvers near Latrobe - their coffee, food AND chocolate are all good........ had a banana cake thing there, think it was a pie actually, and it was made with real bananas, not banana flavouring..........
_wombat_ said
06:19 PM Jan 29, 2014
I do my own coffee
RosieW said
07:50 PM Jan 29, 2014
I'll take 2 of those thanks Wombat - 1 for each hand!
Dunmowin said
12:15 AM Jan 30, 2014
RosieW wrote:
I'll take 2 of those thanks Wombat - 1 for each hand!
Wombie and I have already has this conversation. I am still waiting for his delivery though.
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Thursday 30th of January 2014 12:19:09 AM
Dunmowin said
12:22 AM Jan 30, 2014
copper1 wrote:
Well folks have settled at Burnie for a few days with nice warm and sunny weather, not the Tassie weather I am used to . Anyway took a drive to Stanley and conquered, the nut, Via the chair lift we then stopped for fish and chips for lunch which, was very nice. After lunch took a drive to Smithton and then back through Wynyard. Tomorrow will have a look around penguin and Burnies Whisky distillery.
On Thursday, will head towards Strahan with a free camp on the Hellyer river on the way.
Anyway folks stay safe out there and will catch you out there somewhere.
Hellyer Gorge Distillery, we tried/tasted at the Cellarbrations their Peaty singal malt whiskey,in Ravensthorpe just before Christmas. Yum. Bought some as joint Christmas pressy. loveit. all gone now.
_wombat_ said
09:15 AM Jan 30, 2014
RosieW wrote:
I'll take 2 of those thanks Wombat - 1 for each hand!
did you want sugar with those?
_wombat_ said
09:28 AM Jan 30, 2014
Dunmowin wrote:
RosieW wrote:
I'll take 2 of those thanks Wombat - 1 for each hand!
Wombie and I have already has this conversation. I am still waiting for his delivery though.
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Thursday 30th of January 2014 12:19:09 AM
Bugga, can't trust Aust Post can ya?
They would be cold by now
RosieW said
10:53 AM Jan 30, 2014
_wombat_ wrote:
RosieW wrote:
I'll take 2 of those thanks Wombat - 1 for each hand!
did you want sugar with those?
No thanks, just make 'em extra hot, that way they may still be warm-ish when they get here.........
Well folks have settled at Burnie for a few days with nice warm and sunny weather, not the Tassie weather I am used to
. Anyway took a drive to Stanley and conquered, the nut, Via the chair lift we then stopped for fish and chips for lunch which, was very nice. After lunch took a drive to Smithton and then back through Wynyard. Tomorrow will have a look around penguin and Burnies Whisky distillery.
On Thursday, will head towards Strahan with a free camp on the Hellyer river on the way.
Anyway folks stay safe out there and will catch you out there somewhere.
Thanks jules, have that spot in my sights as well as the golf club. Have look at all of your sites that you posted and attempting to use them when we can.
Hope your mum is over her boat journey too?
Yeh mate there is a tour at 2pm we will try for that, as we are going to have an easy day and early happy hour before braking camp and heading to Hellyer river. The others feel like that as well me, I feel fine, MMMMMM maybe you guys are just not the seafaring type?
-- Edited by copper1 on Tuesday 28th of January 2014 10:12:47 PM
-- Edited by copper1 on Tuesday 28th of January 2014 10:13:36 PM
I'm just about to turn into tourist mode as I'm sure C1&2 already are.
TYPICAL
Yeah, I prefer to buy the good stuff from a local place; still more exxy than Mum's preferred tipple (Famous Grouse), but a very nice drop nonetheless, and a smidge cheaper than the Distillery.
That being said, my favourite distillery is still the Lark in Hobart - got mildly wobbly after a tasting session there one day - apparently testing liquers on an empty stomach gives you wonky knees
Pity about the timing as you will be going past home Thursday, and I have a distillery closeby as well(ask Billie & Jules) but I have to take Rhonda to Launceston for med appointment. Will be late back otherwise would come up to the Hellyer gorge campsite when I got back, but will be able to say hi at Peacefest. PM me when you get back to the Burnie/Wynyard area.
Bob your picture fell over, or did you do that on purpose ?
Maybe he was doing a wee bit of sampling?
I did think that
Tried everything to get it straight but to no avail, only happens on this site, will have to read up the directions again, thanks for putting it Right.
Bob
strange that it only happens on GN.
Cheese factory does not have tasting anymore, tasting is at makers centre which has not cut it with me.
many locals have been disappointed.
bob
Highly recommend Anvers near Latrobe - their coffee, food AND chocolate are all good........ had a banana cake thing there, think it was a pie actually, and it was made with real bananas, not banana flavouring..........
I do my own coffee
Wombie and I have already has this conversation. I am still waiting for his delivery though.
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Thursday 30th of January 2014 12:19:09 AM
Hellyer Gorge Distillery, we tried/tasted at the Cellarbrations their Peaty singal malt whiskey,in Ravensthorpe just before Christmas. Yum. Bought some as joint Christmas pressy. loveit. all gone now.
did you want sugar with those?
Bugga, can't trust Aust Post can ya?
They would be cold by now
No thanks, just make 'em extra hot, that way they may still be warm-ish when they get here.........