Day 127 - Devonport, 1st November 2025

Set the alarm today and was up early ready to climb The Nut. It is a completely different day today. The sun is shining and it feels hot, even though it is only 15 degrees!

We were at The Nut by 8am ready to tackle the shirt, steep walk to the top. 


They didn’t lie- it was 430 metres and it was straight up!! 


The views from the top were worth it. We walked the 2 kilometre circuit giving panoramic views of the town, Bass Strait and the surrounding coastlines.









By 9.30am we were back at the vans enjoying a coffee and by 10am we were on our way. We left Rach and Shaun as we were wanting to find Caitlin a little car and had a few to look at closer to Devonport. We stopped at Penguin and wandered along the streets checking out all the …well..penguins.





It was another beautiful little town that would have been nice to stay in if we had a bit more time.



They had an awesome op shop too. I managed to compete my Melbourne Cup outfit for $7!


We had a look at a few cars on the way into Devonport. I think some people have been very creative with their photography skills. 

We stopped along the way for a pic at the Three Sisters Reserve.



We went and found our campsite for the night at Girdlestone Park. $10 a night-can’t complain!



Went back into town to do our shopping. Saw our ship ready to go.


We came back to the van to put away the shopping and then headed back to Ulverstone to pick up the car we decided on, a 2010 Holden Barina.


Ian was keen to check out the big platypus so we headed off to Latrobe. It was a big platypus…



…and a lovely spot along the river.




Back at our van for dinner and a chilled night watching a movie.




















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