Monthly Archives: March 2018

There has to be more

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Tasmanian Traveller

There is a saying which I live by: Nothing great is achieved without effort. I would like to use this as the basis for a new saying: Nothing about the land is understood without walking across it. We expected to … Continue reading →

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To Nettley Bay

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Tasmanian Traveller

From the West Point lighthouse we took the narrow gravel track along the coast until it ended at an isolated quality shack near Rusty Rocks.    Splendid isolation I thought.  By contrast Jeanette tried to determine a reason why someone would … Continue reading →

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West Point Lighthouse

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Tasmanian Traveller

This lighthouse was built in 1916 and demolished when Bluff Hill Point Lighthouse (located further south) was built in 1982. We took a side road off the northern side of West Point Road to visit the remains of the West … Continue reading →

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Rugged rocks at West Point

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Tasmanian Traveller

According to an ABC new story, ‘the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania said West Point or nungu included a hut depression excavated in the 1970s. It said there was a cremation in the centre of one of the huts and … Continue reading →

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