Monday morning and we were on our way South but first we had to go back to Wynyard before we hit the road to Strahan. Most of the way we wound through miles of forestry plantations – much of it clear felled – previously it was planted to pine trees but replanting seems to be almost entirely Eucalypts. Most of the clear felled areas have a strip left along the road frontage so that travellers cannot see the extent of clearing, however, here and there we got a glimpse of trucks and loaders.
After leaving the forestry country we came to the small township of Tullah – the home of the Wee Georgie Wood Railway Train collection. The Wee Georgie ran on wooden rails with a guage of only 2 feet (600mm). There is a small track system set up and the train is bought out twice monthly for joy rides. The train originally ran in conjunction with the nearby mine which is now closed.
Next stop was Zeehan - an old mining town with some lovely historic buildings. It would appear that a lot of effort is now being put into preserving the towns history. It has a quite famous museum in the old School of Mines and Metallurgy building. Mining must also be on a resurgence as there appeared to be quite a few mining companies with staff in the town. Mum and I took time out to have a Cappuccino and something to eat. It was a nice little café and the service was excellent.
Next stop Strahan!
We arrived in Strahan and pulled into Cosy Cabins only to see a sign saying the place was closed up. We eventually found a gentleman who explained that we were at the backpackers area and that the cabins were further around near the foreshore. After booking in we went for a drive around – at this stage Mum was talking to Mary on the phone when she spotted a pure black rabbit. Actually there was a mother and a kitten – both pure black. We tried to get a photo but they raced into the Lantana Bushes where we couldn’t see them. Anyway we continued on out to the Train terminus and lo and behold there was a pure white rabbit sitting in the car park. Mary of course was convinced that we were pulling her leg. We tried for a photo but it is a little hard to see the rabbit.
After confirming our cruise booking for the next morning we went for a stroll around the shops, bought some takeaways for tea and then tried to find a good spot to take photos of the sun setting over the sea. We eventually found a little bridge over a gully which looked the right way so Dad fed the ducks whilst we waited for sunset at about 8.45p.m. Actually the sunset is over Macquarie Harbour, which, of course, goes out to sea.
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