Having a couple of 'rest' days

Our pace through Tasmania has been quite busy as you've probably noticed, because there's just so much we want to see and do.

But we've stopped for a few days at a caravan park at Swansea. The kids needed some R&R - which for them means some time without driving and a chance to ride on their bikes.

Beautiful views and beaches don't hurt either.......

Prior to hitting the east coast we made a day trip to Bruny Island, which provided us with our expensive cheese & bread and the fun of watching an echidna ambling along the road. It's a nice location but not that motorhome friendly so our visit was pretty short.

We then made a quick stop at Richmond to see Australia's oldest bridge. I was so busy snapping the cool swan-shaped paddle boats that I forgot to take a photo. But it was old, stone and convict-built so I'm sure you get the idea!

The next couple of days were on the Tasman Peninsula looking at some great ocean cliffs and rock formations as well as a visit to a Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park and a few hours at Port Arthur.

We've run out of time to do the north-east of the island, so we'll base ourselves around Launceston for our last few days and no doubt will have a couple more Tasmanian stories to tell.