Huon Valley and Dover

During our stay in Geeveston, Graeme and Liz kindly provided us with an escorted tour of Hobart, the Huon Valley and Dover. We hope to have some good photos of Hobart in a week or two when we make a return visit to the city. As the blog title suggests, this blog is mainly about the Huon Valley south to Dover. We were able to see a vast array of the salmon farming infrastructure that is located all over the Huon Estuary. The beaches and the waters are in pristine condition, of course that is what is required for efficient aquaculture.

From a high vantage point it is possible to see some of the salmon processing facilities located in the Huon Estuary. The ring structures are where the salmon are nurtured, these rings are towed to and moored in various locations around the estuary. The rings are towed back to this point where the salmon are removed for processing.

The salmon rings are just visible on the water line off Police Point in this photograph. If you click on the photo for a larger version the rings will be more apparent.

A general view across the Huon Estuary from a beach near Police Point.

Jude and Noel, rugged up against the blustery conditions on the beach at Police Point.

The beach in the fishing town of Dover, there is not a lot more to see here.

From Dover snow is clearly seem on this peak. Adamsons Peak, I think, at 1226 metres.

Back north of Geeveston now, at Franklin. I caught a lone paddler on the Huon River on a beautiful, clear and mild day.

Cousins Re-union

The first thing we had to do on arriving in Tasmania was to catch up with a couple of cousins from the Lovejoy Clan. It's not often we get to see each other so this was something special. On our arrival at Geeveston in the Huon River Valley we were made absolutely welcome at the home of cousin Graeme and his wife Liz. We had a lot to catch up with so the conversations went late into the night. During the days Graeme and Liz drove us all over the area. They went out of their way to show us the area that they proudly live in. Our touring with Graeme and Liz will be shown in our next report. My other cousin in the vicinity is Wendy, who lives at Huonville. Wendy arranged a get-together at her home on the final evening we spent south of Hobart. We had a nostalgic evening looking at old family photographs and finding out what we are all doing with our lives now. It was a real fun night for all of us.

From the front deck of Graeme and Liz's home it is possible to see almost all of their farm and this day was perfect to make that observation.

Panning to the right from the first shot, the apple orchard is not part of their farm.

And panning further right. The country side here looks a treat.

The group shot of the cousins and partners. At the back L to R, Noel, cousin Wendy and cousin Graeme. Front L to R, Judy, Wendy's partner Robin and Graeme's wife Liz. Wendy's dog mostly made it into the shot as well, the cat missed out.