hobart
The capital of Tasmania! A spontaneous visit with all of the essentials we needed with a bit of sightseeing.
With our plans for the West Coast changing, we found ourselves staying two nights in Hobart. When we travel, we try to avoid capital cities or any major places where we can fly into. However, Hobart made for a great stop over to catch up on some washing, do a grocery shop and a little spot of sightseeing while we were at it. We stayed at Discovery Parks Hobart which was mostly occupied by onsite vans and villas, but there were a few sites for vans. Our site was right across from the playground which was handy and only a short walk to the laundry. We could not fault the service on check-in! Our warriors were even gifted metal marshmallow sticks. The caravan park was 15mins from the CBD and close to supermarkets, butchers and restaurants. With only a hot 24hrs to see Hobart, we unpacked the groceries and folded the clothes then we were on our way to see what this city had to offer!
KUNANYI
We visited Mount Wellington, Kunanyi meaning 'mountain' in Palawa Kani. 1271m high with a 20min drive up the mountain gave me heavy energy, to the point I was brought to tears. I’ve since read that Kunanyi is a sacred place for the local Aboriginal community as ancestors’ spirits are laid to rest. A local Elder, Aunty Theresa, shares the dreaming story about Kunanyi:
𝘔𝘶𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘚𝘰 𝘙𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 [𝘙𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢] 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘪, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘺. 𝘚𝘰 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.
We pay our respects to the Muwinina Peoples who are the traditional custodians of Kunanyi and the Country around Hobart. If we were to have our time again, we would respect this sacred place and not visit the summit. The feels were intense.
𝘔𝘶𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘚𝘰 𝘙𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 [𝘙𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢] 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘪, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘺. 𝘚𝘰 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.
We pay our respects to the Muwinina Peoples who are the traditional custodians of Kunanyi and the Country around Hobart. If we were to have our time again, we would respect this sacred place and not visit the summit. The feels were intense.
cascade brewery
What a stunning location for lunch! Hands down was the best food we had eaten on the trip so far! A time to exhale and bask in the sunshine at the oldest operating brewery in Australia! You can read all about the history of Cascade Brewery around the walls or take a tour. The brewery has indoor and outdoor seating, with some landscaped gardens keeping the warriors occupied.
salamanca
Our dear mates gave us the heads up to visit Salamanca. We’re so glad we did! Old heritage buildings right on the water. We couldn’t resist a post lunch gelato at a floating ice-creamery at Van Diemens Land Creamery! Every Saturday, you can find the Salamanca Markets. We unfortunately missed out as we were visiting midweek but have heard raving reviews.
Our time in Hobart was short, but that was always part of the plan. We will most definitely be visiting again! The city was well laid out and very easy to drive a caravan through if you head south just like we did. Our next destination was Cockle Creek, the southernmost point of Australia!
Peace + love,
Peace + love,