[Chat] What to see in Tasmania ?

[Christopher Neugebauer]

On 8 January 2017 at 05:07, Marc MERLIN <marc at merlins.org> wrote:
>
> Then, my problem is getting back to Hobart. Is 5H by road, or likely to
> be even longer? Honestly I don't enjoy these very long drives at the end
> of a day, but I have a 06:30 flight out of hobart the next morning.
> Another option is to pay (way too much) for a private flight back to
> Hobart.
> Now, I see that there is an optoin to take a bus:
> https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=bus%20from%20strahan%20to%20hobart
> 4:30 PM - 10:07 PM (5h37, one connection)
> http://www.tassielink.com.au/timetables/strahan-lake-st-clair-hobart
> Is it basically my best bet to skip the long drive?

wrt the Train -- the *whole* trip is worth it for the rail trip alone,
but not the trip to Queenstown.

Wrt everything else:

Looking at your entire itinerary Marc, you're being *very* brave with
the amount of driving you're planning on doing around the West Coast
(and to a lesser extent the east). The 2h from Cradle Mountain to
Strahan involves mountain passes and winding roads that are dangerous
after dark (sunset is around 20:40 at that time of year). Cell
coverage is minimal on all networks. You should factor in maybe 50%
extra based on the shortest estimates of driving if you are not
experienced driving on the left of the road on narrow roads.

--Chris


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