Ross, Campbelltown and Bicheno
Today we packed up Miss Bridget attached
her to the back of the Prado and waved goodbye to Launceston. We were heading
for the east coast.
First stop Ross.
Ross is a lovely little town with tree
lined streets. It was settled in 1812
and many of it’s buildings are constructed of sandstone and are heritage
listed.
The main street of Ross
The Ross Bridge is the third oldest bridge
in Australia, and has such lovely carvings that it won the two convict
stonemason’s who built it a pardon.
The Ross bridge
I must admit I stood and looked at the
bridge and wondered how would they have made it, with none of the technology
that we possess.
The Ross bakery is a great little spot for
lunch or morning / afternoon tea and Ross had some great Antique and second
hand shops. Also it houses a wool museum, which also has a display explaining
about the bridge ‘s construction and about some of the prominent locals that
featured in the history of the area. Also we discovered a great little shop
selling all sorts of timber bit’s and pieces……more souvenirs ……..
Next stop Campbell town ( yep we went down then came back up) we only had a short stop at Campbelltown,
unfortunately as it has several old buildings and two historic bridges, however
we did have a look at a few shops and noticed that on the pavement their was a
line of bricks with names imprinted, on
them. After a little investigation we discovered that the bricks list every
convict that was transported to Australia and Norfolk Island.
After Campbelltown we headed off towards
Bicheno.
The dream team Bridget and the prado
Bicheno is a lovely town on the east coast
of Tasmania, fortunately we arrived on a nice sunny day. We plan to base ourselves here for the next
few days and explore the east coast.
A panorama of the Bicheno Gulch
The blowhole
The coastline off Bicheno
Lot’s of exploring yet to do and a lot left to see
The Knights
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