Launceston – population 110,000 about half the size of Hobart and the second largest city in Tasmania. Since leaving Hobart I have had no rain at all, a welcome change. From Launceston I explored the surrounding area.
Platypus House – This is my first time seeing a Platypus and they were smaller than I expected, a very strange and interesting creature. They also had Echidnas, they have tongues 18cm long. This place is 47 km North of Launceston, on the way back I had a look at the Batman Bridge and stopped at the Brady Lookout which gives a good view of the Tamar Valley.
- Tamar Valley
- Platypus House
- Breakfast
- Platypus Parts
- Platypus Female
- Echidna
- Batman Bridge
- Batman Bridge
- Brady’s Lookout
- Tamar Valley
I visited the Synmmons Plains Raceway 31 km South of Launceston but it was unattended and locked up probably only open when there is an event. In the same area there are three historic small towns Evandale, Longford which at one time had a racing circuit that hosted F1 races and Perth. This is the third and smallest Perth I have visited, it had a Post Office, Pizza shop and two Churches but nothing else not even a supermarket or a Hotel hahaha.
- Symmons Plains Raceway
- Closed
Perth, Tasmania
- Welcome
- Post Office
- Windmill
- Baptist Church
- St.Andrew’s
- Pizza
Evandale, Tasmania
- Evandale
- The Clarendon
- Village Shop
- The Prince of Wales
- Post Office
- RIP
- St.Andrew’s
Longford – The Longford Country Club Hotel is where I took the Photos.
- Longford Country Club Hotel
- Walkabout
- A Lap Around Longford
- Jack Brabham
- Jack Brabham
- Flying Cars
- Early Days
- Motorcycles
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- Racing Deaths
- Lunch
- Alan and Stan Jones
- Motorcycles
- Grand Prix
Launceston Gorge is in the heart of the City, there are some good walks in the area.
- Launceston Gorge
- Alexandra Suspension Bridge
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- Gorge
- The Visitors Centre
- Destroyed by Flood
- Pretty
- Chair Lift
Boags Brewery
- Boags Brewery
- Previously Esk Brewery
- St.George Lager
- Wizard Smith’s Ale
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- Boags Musuem
- Boags Musuem
- Boags Musuem
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- Boags Musuem
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- Boags Musuem
- Boags Musuem
- Boags Musuem
- Boags Pizza
Launceston has some very nice old buildings
- Windmill
- Drinking Consultants – Irish
- Brisbane Street Mall on Sunday
- Brisbane Street Mall
- Tasmanian Tigers
- Pups
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- Launceston Hotel
- Cute
- Town Hall
- Tasmanian Tigers
- Eagle
- Post Office
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- Church
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- Sunset
Tasmania Zoo – this is a private zoo, cost $28 to enter, I only visited this place to see the Tasmanian Devil, they have other animals as well but most of them were hiding. While I was there two ducks were having a private moment and when I got near them they flew at me and attacked by grabbing my pants leg and I had to fend them off several times before they went away hahaha.
- Not in the Zoo
- Monkeys
- Meerkats
- Babies
- Colourful
- Lions
- Tasmanian Devils
- Tasmanian Devils
- Tasmanian Devils
- Tasmanian Devils
- Tasmanian Devils
- Monkey
- Killer Duck
Turn the volume up for the Tasmanian Devil videos
National Automobile Museum of Tasmania – One of the highlights in Launceston, not very big but it has some iconic cars and motorcycles all immaculately restored and presented.
- 1921 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
- 1921 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
- 1941 Indian Four
- Fords
- Ford XY GTHO Phase III
- 1976 Holden Torana LX Hatchback SS
- Peter Brock’s Bathurst Car
- An Amazing Survivor —->
- Read this
- 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet
- 1974 Ducati Sport 750
- 2015 Devaux Coupe
- 2015 Devaux Coupe
- 1952 Ariel Square 4
- 1959 Edsel Ranger
- 1959 Edsel Ranger
- 1959 Edsel Ranger
- 1937 SS100 Jaguar
- 1937 SS100 Jaguar
- Beetle Dragster
- 1961 MRD Brabham BT1
Hay Chris ,great to see that yr traveling and having a good time.We are under lock down and things are pretty sad.Got back from the estate a week ago then the lockdown started , otherwise all of us are fine cheers Firhad
Yep, lockdown is a PITA, it comes and goes here.