Tas - Devonport

After disembarking from the Spirit of Tasmania we drove through town, found our caravan park, set up the van and then hit the road to start exploring the area. It was Australia Day so we were looking for somewhere to celebrate.

We drove east through the lush countryside to Port Sorell, saw cars parked along the roadside with people everywhere so decided this was our first stop. We followed the music, listened to the lady singer for a while and had a sausage sandwich with the locals. What else would you do on Australia Day!

Returning to Devonport we stopped at Ghost Rock Winery where there was an Australia Day concert. We bought tickets, a bottle of wine, unpacked the cheese and crackers, pulled out our chairs and spent the next couple of hours listening to several music groups and solo singers performing on the stage. It was a class operation and all the entertainers were excellent. We sat with a group of locals who shared their knowledge of the area with us recommending all the “must see and do’s” in the region making us feel extremely welcome.
When we arrived back at the caravan park they were having a sausage sizzle and a fund raising raffle for Queensland. We filled our glasses with wine, took our chairs over to the barbeque for more music and a meal. We won a gift voucher at a local restaurant for $100.00 so the following night we had a delicious meal at the Gingerbread Haus Restaurant in Devonport.

What a great first day in Tasmania.