Wishing you and your families a safe, very happy and fun Christmas and look forward to seeing you all achieve amazing things in year 6 at Banksia in 2019.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Monday, December 10, 2018
Cradle Mountain
A day at Cradle Mountain... The Dove Lake circuit showing a riot of coloured wildflowers and a variety of white , rocky patches, scrub, tall timbers and mossy forest. Beautiful. Couldn't believe my luck at seeing wombats and echidnas together, munching on the grass. Thanks for the sunshine Tassie.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Salmon farms
They have very stringent rules to ensure the ocean is not damaged from fish food and faeces.
Mine pits
The colour of the water in the pit is influenced by the minerals. That is Lake Burberry in the distance
Queenstown mines
The rocks are many colours, mostly a deep rose shade but some have blues or green stripes through them. They mine copper, silver and gold here.
The wild west
The climate and geology had plenty of surprises. I have been gobsmacked over the colour variations in the mountains and rocks. Much of western Tasmania is mined for tin, silver, copper and gold. We have done some fishing, 4wheel driving and lots of spectacular walking tracks . Currently we're in a township called Waratah, which has an amazing waterfall in the middle of town. Although it's Summer, there are so many blossoming bushes... pinks, purples and yellows. I'll add some further photos of Queenstown mines, the raging seas and coloured rocks of Trial Harbour, the Gordon Dam Wall,(where we saw 2 keen abseilers plunge down 140 metres) and Waratah.
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Mount Field
This is a photo of Russell Falls. I think it's the prettiest falls I've ever seen. Earlier in the day we drive up the mountain to see a lake and it snowed while we hiked around it. It was exceptionally beautiful. There was even some sunshine whilst there. Tasmania is very unpredictable with weather. I hear you're getting great use of your air conditioners up there. I'll send a few more photos through to Mr Moeser, as I seem to be limited with Blogger.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Old clipper ship replica
This is a replica of the kind of ship that traveled all over the world in the early 1800s. Afterwards came the steamships. This one was in Hobart Harbour at Constitution Dock, where they end the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Many of the buildings are historic, sandstone mansions and little cottages with climbing roses. It's a very pretty city, although it is chilly.
Whaling in the 1800s
The whales and seals were numerous and hunted in Hobart Harbour and were a great source of income in the 1800s. There used to be big whaling stations and I saw films of men in large row boats being dragged by whales as they hunted them.
Thylacine in Hobart
This is in the Museum. I also saw film of the tiger moving in the Beaumoris Zoo when it was alive, skins, skeletons and photos of when they were hunted.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Huge oysters
Near the south east of Tasmania there are many oyster leases. I tried many samples. Yum!
Salmon keepers
These are like cages where salmon are kept and fed up by a company who then process them to sell to supermarkets.
Crayfishing
These are crayfish nets made from tea-tree. The fishermen go to sea for weeks at a time in the southern part of Tasmania to bring back crayfish. The seas and weather can be wild and unpredictable and many sea crafts are old, wooden boats like these
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