We stopped for lunch in Tarraleah. This was once a vibrant hydro-building town, of which there were many in Tasmania. Tarraleah was built in the 1930s and abandoned once the hydro moved on, with most of its houses removed. It was eventually bought and the remaining houses restored. It is now a place to stay, with a hotel, cafe, caravan park and various types of accommodation, including the cottages. It looks absolutely gorgeous and I would love to stay in one of the 1930s art deco cottages.
New Norfolk was a pleasant surprise, mainly because it was warm and sunny - and not windy! We broke out our annex for the first time and sat outside thawing out. New Norfolk was so named because, when the fledgling colony on Norfolk Island was failing in the early 1800s, the colonists were brought to Hobart and they settled up river at New Norfolk.
The park was right beside the River Derwent, which seemed very close to the road! We walked along and had some lovely views of the river.
We visited The Salmon Ponds, which is actually a trout hatchery, built in the 1800s and set up as an English public garden. It has beautiful trees, and you can feed the display trout. The restaurant was very enjoyable too.
We also had a meal at the Bush Inn, which is a very old pub established in 1815, with many original features from the 1800s, including the christening font, as the inn did double duty as a place of worship!
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