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Oct
19
2010

My Family and I travelled by motor home around Tasmania and we had our best holiday yet. Not all our time was spent fishing but doing a lap of Tassie in a motor home opens more possibilities than an angler can imagine; especially when it comes to targeting the island’s biggest fishing draw card; trout (there is [...]

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Aug
29
2010

The in-laws took the entire family via Sydney to Hobart on the Spirit of Tasmania … WOW what an experience. Fifteen of us heading off for an adventure -  fly fishing on the Great Lakes. Each family had to organise one dinner. Ours was night 1 – Spaghetti Bol. Then we had a roast, then [...]

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Aug
25
2010

We intended to visit for a week to get a taste of Tassie, we had held great expectations for the island! Travel to Tassie was via the amazing ship Spirit of tasmania, our safe and comfortable crossing was overnight, waking at 6am to depart was exciting. We collected our tourist information aboard The Spirit of [...]

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Aug
24
2010

Hubby and I visited Tassie back in end of 2004. The whole trip was amazing – we went to Cradle Mountain, took a helicopter ride, Queenstown, Strahan, Hobart, Port Arthur, Swansea and up to Scamander and St Helens and then back to Stanley. After the first trip, we said we would definitely come back to [...]

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Aug
21
2010

I have been to Tasmania several times over the past 10 years as my partner Emma has family there and was born there, however the last time I was there was the most special.  We live in NSW and decided to drive down the coast and take the Spirit of Tasmania across. The Spirit has warm [...]

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Jul
22
2010

We decided to start our two week visit to Tasmania aboard the Spirit of Tasmania – his idea, not mine! The tickets were booked – a day sailing from Melbourne and returning overnight. My one and only time aboard a large ship was sailing from San Sebastian in northern Spain to Southampton on the south [...]

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Mar
18
2010

One of the highlights of a recent trip was crossing on the Spirit of Tasmania from Melbourne. Leaving at dusk it provided an unforgettable view of the city skyline as the Spirit headed out toward the heads on its way to Tassie, an easy overnight sail on this ship. Service was great, food – you [...]

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