We have been wanting to go to the Low Head lighthouse for a while now, and as the weather today was warmer than it had been for ages, we took the chance to go for a Spyder ride. There were a couple of spots of rain but nothing to worry about.
Jacket on, helmet on, gloves. Okay lets ride.
The view of the Batman Bridge along the way.
Lovely spring weather along the river road.
Over the Batman Bridge.
Welcome to George Town.
A selfie of me.
The chainsaw carvings at George Town.
The Monument at George Town.
Where Lieutenant-Colonel Paterson
claimed Northern Tasmania for the
British in 1804.
The mouth of the Tamar River.
The Grove a lovely Georgian home
built in 1835. Now a BNB.
Not sure why Ned Kelly is in George Town.
One of the many beacons in Low Head.
The Low Head lighthouse.
Close up to the lighthouse.
A freighter out at sea waiting to come into Bell Bay.
Part of the fog horn machinery.
More of the fog horn.
The Fog Horn sounding at noon.
The Cafe at Low Head.
We had cappuccinos and shared a yummy piece of carrot cake at the Cafe.
Cottages at the Low Head Pilot Station
Another view of the Cafe.
The red frame is a Fish Beacon navigation marker.
This one used to be on Barrel Rock until it washed
ashore after a storm.
Outside the Maritime Museum at Low Head.
Another cottage.
Some of these are holiday rentals.
The Low Head Chapel. Privately owned.
We went past the George Town airport. The helicopter was on standby.
This one came in to refuel. It had been waterbombing the Beechford/Lefroy bushfir3e.
Ready to refuel and go again.
We saw two echidnas and this wallaby today.
We went into Bell Bay to see the ships in the port.
The Berge Jebel Jais bulk carrier in Bell Bay
Jason works at Rio Tinto.
Then back home over the Batman Bridge again,
for a cappuccino for afternoon tea.
