Driving Tour Surprises in Tasmania

One of the good things about self driving tour is that you can choose to stop at any time and any spot whenever you find something interesting. It can be a scenic spot, a historical site or a food outlet which offers something unusual. We had these experiences almost in all the places along our driving tours.

On our way from Hobart to Port Arthur on 29 March, we made a detour to the Tasman Bay National Park Lookout Point after sighting the signboard. Together with a sizable number of passing tourists, we had a good view of the bay and the southeast coastline of Tasmania.

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The next day, we left Hobart for Bicheno. Along the way, we spotted this breathtaking coastline called Spiky Beach. Beside one other car which stopped nearby, we had the beach all for ourselves. We spent some time roaming around and enjoying the fabulous views and ambience.

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After leaving Spiky Beach and driving along the Tasman Highway approx. 25 Km away from reaching Bicheno, we saw this signboard of  Devil's Corner.  We immediately signaled to the right and made our way to the  public car park. We were then greeted by the tall enclosed viewing tower put up by this winery. Here at the top of the tower, we caught glimpses of the Coles Bay and the Great Oyster Bay of Tasmania and we were mesmerized by the mildly undulating terrain of this winery. As the name of the Great Oyster Bay implies, this is where one can find and taste one of Tasmania best oysters, mussels, scallops, lobsters and abalone.

Unfortunately, time was not on our side, we had to move on and had to miss some of the surprises that this winery could have offered.

In a tour, one could never see, taste and smell every good thing that a place could offer in just one trip. That's the reason why some people go back again and again to the same old place sometimes.

  

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In Bicheno, we did not expect to see the blowhole and penguins had we not been alerted by the signboards we saw as we drove around (Read here).

If anything I could remember about Bicheno (beside penguins and blowhole), it would be its unique rocky seafront.

Massive rock formation protects the seafront of
Bicheno.