Tonight, we will be back on board the Spirit of Tasmania for the return trip to Melbourne. We have again booked a cabin for the overnight sailing, and will be in Melbourne early on Saturday morning.
We drove north from Hobart on the "heritage highway" route, which took us towards Launceston. The road took us through Oatlands, where we stopped to look at the Callington Mill windmill. Another "oldest" for Tasmania, this is the only working 19th Century tower mill in the southern hemisphere. Oatlands is another historic village, complete with Georgian buildings. We passed through several of these on today's drive.
We have decided that Launceston will require more than "passing through", and so did not attempt to squeeze in a visit today. Instead, we turned west towards Devonport, and were there in time for lunch and a walk around the town centre.
The afternoon has been spent just outside Devonport on the Mersey Bluff, overlooking Bass Strait. The cloud that had been around in the morning lifted, and it has been a beautiful afternoon. There are some paths around the cliff, and apparently there is a blow hole in the rocks, although there wasn't much action happening there today! (it was a couple of hours off high tide, so perhaps that is why).
Getting ready for the last part of our holiday now.
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