The journey to our "home" for the next 3 weeks took us through mostly dairy country, although there was the odd patch of surviving rainforest and the remnants of the tin-mining industry.
The most beautiful part of the drive, with views across the valleys to the sea, was the Weldborough Pass, predominantly myrtle forest with manferns and occasional tall blackwoods.
We passed through Derby on the Ringarooma River which was made famous by the profitable Briseis Tin Mine between 1876 and 1952. Scottsdale was where we stopped to stretch our legs but everything was closed (saturday afternoon situation normal!). Scottsdale is a large town which services the agricultural and forestry industries of the northeast.
As we progressed through the north of Tasmania we drove through rich and settled agricultural country and arrived at the Tamar Valley whose fertile soil made this area prosperous during the early colonial period. Approximately 30kms inland at the meeting of the Tamar and the North and South Esk rivers we were in Launceston.
We made our way to the local airport where we dropped of the hire car and where we met the homeowners of our next "sit". We spent a very pleasant evening getting to know our new "family" of pets and enjoyed supper and conversation until it was time for bed.
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