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Quattro Tasmania Mk2
Route Overview


Sunday October 19th
Board Spirit of Tasmania in Melbourne for overnight voyage to Devonport

Monday October 20th
Depart Devonport and travel via Moriarty, Harford, Frankford, Glengarry, Exeter, Gravelly Beach, Mt. Direction, Lower Turners Marsh, Lebrina, Scottsdale, Targa, Nunamara and St Leonards to arrive in Launceston for lunch. Afternoon is free time to have a wander and take in the sights. Possible tour of Boags Brewery. Accommodation – Penny Royal Motel

Monday October 20th
Depart Devonport and travel via Moriarty, Harford, Frankford, Glengarry, Exeter, Gravelly Beach, Mt. Direction, Lower Turners Marsh, Lebrina, Scottsdale, Targa, Nunamara and St Leonards to arrive in Launceston for lunch. Afternoon is free time to have a wander and take in the sights. Possible tour of Boags Brewery. Accommodation – Penny Royal Motel
Tuesday October 21st
Depart Launceston and travel to Hadspen to view Entally House. Then on via Longford to Symmons Plains Racing Circuit for some quiet laps of the track followed by lunch. Leaving Symmons Plains we will travel via Evandale, White Hills, Upper Blessington, Upper Esk, Fingal, St Mary’s and Gray to arrive at Diamond Island Resort in Bicheno for our overnight stay.
Wednesday October 22nd
From Bicheno we will travel down the coast via Swansea, Triabunna, Orford and Orielton then across to Richmond and on down to Barilla Bay for an Oyster orientated lunch. Off for the short drive into Hobart, the afternoon is free to take a stroll through the magnificent Botanical Gardens or whatever. Accommodation is at Somerset on the Pier for tonight and tomorrow night.
Thursday October 23rd
A day of relaxed sightseeing in the Huon area, but first, a drive to the top of Mt. Wellington and a bit of a wander about. Then down to Houn via some very devious little roads. We have organised stops at The Wooden Boat Workshop, Tahune Air Walk, Hastings Caves, Hastings Thermal pools (time for a swim). We will travel back to Hobart via Cygnet, Verona Sands, Woodbridge and Kingston.
Accommodation is at the Somerset on the Pier.
Friday October 24th
Leaving Hobart we will travel via New Norfolk, Russell Falls, Ellendale, Hamilton, Bothwell, Poatina, Blackwood Creek, Bracknell, and Quamby Brook to arrive in Deloraine for our overnight stay at Penny Royal in Launceston. It is a very pretty drive – a rather long day – but the Mersey Valley scenery is second to none.

Saturday October 25th
Our drive today sees us using several “Targa” sections. We will travel via Western Creek, Caveside, Mole Creek, King Solomons Cave, Cethana, Moina, Wilmot, Upper Castra, South Preston, Gunns Plains, Hampshire, Parrawe, Yolla, Wynyard, Hellyer, Black River and Forest to arrive in Smithton for our overnight accommodation at Tall Timbers Hotel.
Sunday October 26th
A leisurely day – we will travel from Smithton to Arthur’s River where we will board a river cruise which will take most of the day including lunch and a stroll through the rain forest. We will travel back to Smithton via Kanunnah Bridge, Roger River and Edith Creek to arrive back at Tall Timbers Hotel, Smithton for our overnight accommodation.
Monday October 29th
We leave Smithton and travel via Wiltshire to Stanley where we will take a chair lift ride to the top of the Nut and havea massive seafood lunch before travelling via Wynyard, Lower Mt Hicks, Ridgley, Natone, Riana, Penguin, Spalford, Kindred and Forth to Devonport and arrive at the wharf ready to load the cars for the return trip to Melbourne


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