TASMANIEN - 3 Wochen solo im Camper
Im Januar 2018 - 2.400km alleine mit dem Campervan durch Tasmanien
Return flight - Beijing-Frankfurt-Berlin
To all readers: This blog also runs from the last to the first day of the trip. So the beginning of the tour is way down at the bottom :-) Saturday 27.01.18 The...
Hobart-Sydney-Peking
Hobart International Airport
South Arm Peninsula & Packing for the return journey
Thursday, 25.01.18 Somehow, I'm nervous thinking about the return journey tomorrow. I've realized by now that I'll be traveling for 48 hours. Since I have to return the camper...
Mount Wellington & Hobart
Wednesday 01/24/18 I wake up at 7.50am because it's unusually warm in the camper. I've never experienced this before! I turn around, sleep for another hour, and shower...
Devils Unzoo, Tasman Arch and others
Still life on the passenger seat
Back to the East Coast - to the Seven Mile Beach
Monday, 01/22/2018 All cucumber slices are gone when I wake up at 7:00 am. I quickly get up and head to the shower. There are two buildings, one is about 2-3 minutes walk away,...
50km curves, Lake St. Clair and a 'Lamington'
Sunday, 21.01.18 There are only 2 showers and when I wake up shortly after 7am, I decide to get up immediately and pilgrimage to the shower. Right behind me I hear footsteps...
Devils@Cradle and further southwest: Strahan is waiting!
Saturday 20.01.18 The alarm clock goes off at 7.40am, because I don't want to be woken up by the tourists parking around me, but rather go for a discreet walk to brush my teeth....
Cradle Mountain, Dove Lake Circuit, Wombats and a stunning sunset
Friday 19.01.18 Just to be safe, I call the campground in Cradle Mountain, and they're full. Of course. It's Friday, the weather is good, and it's still summer holidays in...
Tarkine Drive, Trowutta Arch, 9 hours in the car and platypuses in Waratah
Friday, 18.01.18 The alarm goes off at 6.15am, as I have a long drive ahead of me and want to do it leisurely and without haste. I am still half asleep as I shuffle to the...
A Birthday for the Ages
Thursday, 17.1.18 Oh, it's my birthday. Once again, not at home. I wake up just before 7am and shower at 7:30am. Then I finally have to catch up on my diary and that takes until...
Along the north coast to the west. Stanley, The Nut, and Penguins
Wednesday 16.1.18 I get up early and I'm ready to leave at 9:00 am at the Visitor Center, which is open again. So I quickly buy a baseball cap and a nice towel with Tasmanian...
Beautiful Latrobe, beaches and even more animals in Narawntapu
Monday, 1/15/18 I wake up at 6am and look out one of the windows of my camper. A pademelon is curiously looking back at me, feeding with its mini-child next to my car. My heart...
22km of lonely gravel road and a meadow full of kangaroos for me
Sunday, 14.1.18 Nice warm shower, breakfast, wash everything again, pack up, secure cupboards. I can use tap water to wash up here in the kettle, as I have a powered site....
Waterfall, pub, cheese, rain - on the way from St. Helens to Beauty Point
Friday, 12.1.18 So I have been traveling for a week now, 4 days in Tasmania. I wake up a little after 6 am because it's bright outside. The sky is overcast and it feels humid....
Bay of Fires & Camping on the Beach
Thursday 11.1.18 The sun is shining on me as I have breakfast. I finally start writing my diary and it's already 10:00 am before I leave. The petrol station next to the...
No campground, car breakdown, nice people and a few devils
Devils Corner - Winery
Off to Tasmania!
Tuesday 09.01.18 Today the real adventure begins! I wake up at 6.30am – that's shortly after the news at home – and that's how I feel. Badly slept and actually ready to go back...
Boat trip to Parramatta and thunderstorm in Sydney
Monday, 08.01.18 I wake up at 8:00 am because I set the alarm clock. When I woke up at 6:00 am, there was a thunderstorm outside and rain was hitting the window. Now it's...
Sydney 42°C
Sunday 07.01.18 The entry is surprisingly fast. There are no more stamps and apart from the form on which you declared that you are not bringing in any food, you don't have to...
Von Shanghai nach Sydney
Samstag 06.01.18 Die Ankunft in Peking nach Ortszeit ist um 13.10h. Wir stehen auf einer endlos weit entlegenen Vorfeld-Position und müssen tatsächlich über Treppen den großen...
From Berlin to Shanghai
Friday 05.01.18 My LH flight LH191 from Berlin to Frankfurt is on time. However, I have to wait almost half an hour for my bag. Since I couldn't book a through ticket from...