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12 Nov 2025: Maria Island Base Camp
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR, Geoffrey MARTIN, Jill ALLEN, Nicholas SCANLON, Stephanie NORTIER
Maria Island lies off the east coast of...
A quick check-in at the TasParks office in...
Just over 30 minutes later and its time to...
With four nights on the island our first...
A potoroo grazed calmly by a creek as we...
We stayed in the old penitentiary prison...
In its industrial heyday the Coffee Palace ...
After settling in we set about exploring the...
The world-renowned Painted Cliffs are a must...
Low-lying coastal strips too offer...
And a platform for limbering up in...
On the upper slopes overlooking Darlington,...
Once the center of radio communication...
From Darlington a variety of walking and...
White caps on the waves across Hopground...
A quick check on the weather front before...
The weather radar showed a large front on...
Snakes sheltering in a hollow tree trunk...
We made our way steadily upwards.
Alas, the rain arrived and our planned...
The weather front passed over and we...
A Southern Brown Bandicoot
Next day we headed further north for the...
The wet and windy weather of the day before...
Below our feet a natural spring seeped...
The climb to Bishop and Clerk rose sharply...
A final ascent over broken rock.
Larger boulders hinted at the approaching...
From the top the landscape spread out at our...
Cameras clicked and fingers pointed as we...
For our fourth day there were options. Most...
Each in their own good time set off to the...
Good cycling paths made the distances...
Good signage helped the navigation.
For the stronger cyclists there was plenty...
An alternative option was to take a cruise...
Seals lazed in the sun unfazed by the...
Around the other side of the island basalt...
A pod of Bottlenose Dolphins darted around...
Alas, after our last night it was time to...
Our leader looked happy as we waited for our...
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Colorful woman
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