Keen to see new things

jeepnudger · Senior Member

Keen to see new things

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Any time is great, just avoid the school holidays if possible.

This is April on the Cenral Plateau.

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BUT it can snow at any time of the year in Tasmania, especially in the high country.

What sort of vehicle are you travelling in?

Cheers,

Peter

Phlipper · Senior Member

We did Tassie for 3 weeks in mid March a few years back. It was what you'd expect of Autumn weather, coolish days, cold nights.....personally we love autumn. It was great walking weather, lots to see, and everything was quite lush and green. We did encounter some fog which at the time made viewing mountains disappointing....never did see Cradle Mountain. Looking back through all my pictures we never seemed to be rugged up, just light vests, cardigans and the like, so nothing bitterly cold. Encountered some stormy weather towards the bottom of Tassie for a couple of days, made for an exciting David Penticost boat trip. But at the same time on the northern most beaches people were swimming. So 50/50 with weather, also some beautiful sunny days. What it's like later than March, I've no idea, no doubt would be colder getting into Winter. With the weather lately, which does seem to be somewhat more erratic, anything is possible. I think, like most places, there always something of appeal no matter what season, but Autumn I think is especially beautiful

-- Edited by Phlipper on Saturday 26th of February 2022 04:34:28 PM

Wanda · Guru

Great photos, thanks for posting them, Tassie is on our list to do in the next year or so.
I don' think we will be disappointed from those shots
Ian

Whenarewethere · Guru

Get a solar activity app & don't forget to look up at night.

1992 on that stuff called film. This went for 2 hours moving across the sky.

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Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

jeepnudger wrote:
Would you travel there from march through to july ?

All of it, not just some of it. There is a lot of country to explore.

Cheers,

Peter

86GTS · Guru

We left our caravan at home in Melbourne & took our 4x4 ute over on the ferry.
We did the full circle plus many side trips over a period of three & a half weeks all of which we stayed in cabins.
It was in April & the weather was up & down a bit. We had some wind, showers & fog/low cloud on top of Mt Wellington that restricted the magnificent views.
It was a nice trip but we probably wouldn't bother again, too much to see & do on the big island.

The trip over was totally boring & the loading & unloading process took forever.

Time restrictions meant that we were limited to seeing the iconic, popular attractions. Obviously there are many fantastic places to enjoy with more time.

-- Edited by 86GTS on Sunday 27th of February 2022 07:40:15 PM

oldbloke · Guru

Whenarewethere wrote:
Get a solar activity app & don't forget to look up at night.
1992 on that stuff called film. This went for 2 hours moving across the sky.

I'm envious. Drove to top of Mt Wellington twice. Cloudy weather buggered us.

86gts, yes need at least a month to see it all.

86GTS · Guru

oldbloke wrote:
Whenarewethere wrote:

86gts, yes need at least a month to see it all.

Yep, those extra few days would have made a world of difference.

hufnpuf · Senior Member

I think I went in July. There was snow. It was magical. It was a bit cold, I bought a hat with earflaps and didn't care what I looked like in it :D I love the cold, I'd rather go anywhere cold than anywhere hot. Sitting there stuffing your face and looking out at a snowy wonderland is magical.