100. Tassie

I’ve just returned to mainland Australia after a month or so in Tasmania. Or Tassie as the locals affectionately call it. A 1500 nautical mile ‘detour’ that proved well worth the effort. Even though it meant crossing the infamous Bass Strait twice.

Tasmania is simply stunning. With a landscape ranging from rain forests, rolling green hills and vineyards to a coast line shaped by strong winds over millions of years. These high latitude southern ocean winds are called the Roaring Forties. For good reason. Tasmania is located only 1300 nautical miles from Antarctica, something that you’re quickly made aware of as soon as the winds turn southerly. It gets blistering cold in minutes. You could enjoy a beautiful summer day with temperatures pushing 30 degrees C only to have to bring out your winter gear when the wind changes.

I could go on trying to describe the beauty of the island or just post a bunch of pictures that would do a better job. I think I’ll go for the latter.