Holidays in Tasmania
We spent the Christmas and New Year holidays in Tasmania. We had heard from many other Americans that Tasmania was one of their favorite Australian places. We decided, based on this, to spend the holidays in Tasmania. We were there for almost two full weeks. We drove ALL over Tasmania. It was exhausting, but I am glad we did, as there was A LOT to see there. I had been proud because the tickets to get from Canberra to Tasmania were relatively inexpensive. Little did I know it was not cheap to rent a car in Tasmania. Some families drive all the way to Melbourne and then take a ferry over to Tasmania. We had considered this, but it takes more time, and the ferry ride takes I think about 12 hours. Not being a huge boat person, and the air tickets being on the cheaper side, I opted to fly there. We flew into Launceston in the Northern part of Tasmania. There we picked up a rental car and drove to our first location- a little Airbnb in Jackey's Marsh, near Cradle Mountain. Jack