the end of the road

russell fall @ mount field national park

lake pedder

highland lakes road

hartz mountains

so... where to now?

tasmania

the roads dart between and over hills and mountains, under enormous trees, joining convict era towns and laid-back fishing villages. lots of small roadkill and signs warning drivers of wombats, roos and of course the tassie devil. dairy cows and sheep on pastures wet and green or brown and littered with hay bales. large extended families playing beach cricket. streets deserted after six pm and everyone lining up for their pizza at the local restaurant. walking around port arthur. eager backpackers at cradle mountain and wineglass bay. having tea at luke and michelle's new house. running into summer in st helens (blonde surfie chick from the gold coast that was supposedly taking care of the oldies group on our trans-siberian train trip).

it's been a random few days, and in a way it's been representative of the last twelve months. my year of wandering is nearly over and i'm ambivalent about the future. i can't wait to get back into medicine yet i don't want to go back to work. i hate travelling but there are still so many places i'd love to go to right now. i am dying for routine, for a home, to settle down and at the same time i am not sure about living in a bit city again, sharing house, and planning for the future while getting back into the rat race and basically not doing things spontaneously and living for the moment. it's always give and take: i know, i know...


cradle mountain: mist and snow

intense colours of the tasmanian countryside

lighthouse at low head, tamar valley

orange rocks at skeleton point, near bingalong bay

ducks at red bridge, campbell town

ships in drydock, dunalley

penitentiary ruins, port arthur

isle of the dead

eastward ho!

heading for the clouds @ bluff knoll

from the top of frenchman's peak @ cape le grande

wave rock, hyden

telegraph station ruins @ eucla

false advertising, the nullarbor plain

venus bay, eyre peninsula

sunset in port fairy

bay of islands, great ocean road

the great southern

climbing a fire lookout tree, near pemberton

giant tingle tree

conspicuous cliff

picture perfect beaches @ esperance

beach kangaroos @ lucky bay

flooded highway

the southwest

it was really hard to leave perth. exciting things to do and interesting places to go kept popping up! cat and mark were fantastic hosts. we went people watching, sailing, surfing and kite surfing. we cooked up feasts at home (including a recreation of our trans-siberian experience), tried different beers down at freo and had lunch on william street pretty much every day - gal and i were insatiable in our quest for real asian food after so long in the wilderness...

when we finally hit the road again, it was towards margaret river to explore the famous region between cape naturaliste and cape leeuwin. good wines of course, but a good handful of excellent breweries too, together with a very chilled out vibe made for a very pleasant few days... before the rain set in, and we headed east towards the great southern forests.


jacarandas in bloom @ hyde park, perth

perth skyline from the south perth yacht club

cape leeuwin

cape leeuwin lighthouse

simple tranquility @ eagle bay