Devil Island Delight ; Keith Ward Discovers Tasmania's Natural Beauty Is Well Worth the Trip Away From the Australian Mainland

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Reaction was mixed among mainland Australians when we said we were off on a week's excursion to Tasmania. Some obviously regarded the island off the south east coast as a bit of a backward yokel- land and its inhabitants perhaps a couple of corks short of a hatful.

Flying into the second city of Launceston what we found was a countryside pleasantly reminiscent of a laid-back Ireland: green pasture, coarse golden grass, clumps of forest and distant low mountains. Blending into it were the low, white buildings of the 19th century Quamby Estate, our first night's stop, a friendly, unsnobby golf and country club with avenues of ash, oak and elm. First impressions good, then.

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Devil Island Delight ; Keith Ward Discovers Tasmania's Natural Beauty Is Well Worth the Trip Away From the Australian Mainland

Taking to the coast and driving slowly south over the next few days to Hobart, we came across placid lagoons bathed in spectacular light, especially at sunset and sunrise, together with unspoilt beaches to walk, moody mountain backdrops and towering sea cliffs teeming ...

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