Day 3 – 21 February 2015 Southport –
Richmond (Touring Day)
We all left Southport by car around 8.30am
for a closer look at the Huon Valley region. The guys had cycled this route
yesterday and we had driven there so today Walter & Steve were driving so
that Gill and I could take in the scenic drive – the apple orchards, the deeply
wooded forest lands, the meandering river views and the many old dark raw
timber buildings and historic cottages which make up these quaint old villages.
First stop was Geeveston, the timber town
for a coffee and cake of course, at the Geeveston Gallery Bakery. Then we
visited The Forest and Heritage Centre to learn about the forestry history.
Then a 28km forest drive to the Tahune
AirWalk where we enjoyed the views of the forest canopy and the confluence of
the Huon and Picton Rivers from the well engineered steel air walk structure
which was, for Walter & I reminiscent of the Tree Walk when we visited The
Valley of The Giants in Pemberton WA in 2013 where we saw the incredible Kari trees.
We had time to also do the Swinging Bridges
(one hour return) walk where you make your way over a series of 2 swinging bridges
suspended from the river banks as you cross the mighty rushing Huon and Picton
Rivers.
So all in all an enjoyable day exploring
the Huon Valley region.
Walter & I stopped at Huonville where
we shopped for dinner – our turn to cook tonight when we reach Richmond.
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| Planting of first fruit orchard by William Geeves in 1851 (Geeveston) |
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| View from Tahune Sky Walk |
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| Swinging on the bridge |
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