..... the road from Devonport to Launceston, then through Scottsdale, St Helens, and then down the East Coast through Bicheno......nice ride through Swansea, Orford, Sorell, etc on your way to Port Arthur/Nubeena......Ross or Oatlands, which are certainly worth having a look at.......a really nice ride to Strathgordon, I'm sure you'll enjoy that......
Ah, so many good roads and options.
No matter what we decide upon there will be some riding of roads duplicated. My preference is to set up a base at Maydena (a bit out of the way, but a mate has offered his holiday house there and I'm waiting on conformation). Failing that I'll set-up the camper trailer and Phil his tent at the back of the Hamilton pub (comes recommended by others) as we get to use their showers and toilets in turn for spending a few bucks on meals and beers.
Which ever works out, either will be a good base for day rides to Strathgordon, Strahan (and I like Queenstown), Southport, Hastings (have you been to the hot springs?) & Cockle Creek (what's the road like?), and Port Arthur & Nubeena. Let me know if you are interested in leading the way on any of these days.
After those few days it's off to Lake Leake on the Thursday, set-up camper, then up to Launceston to pick-up Mrs W, back to Lake Leake. On the Friday it's off to Hobart (via a scenic route, probably down the east coast), an evening at the James Squire Tavern, over night at Fawlty Towers (err, Edinburgh Gardens B&B), Salamanca Markets Saturday morning, then back to Lake Leake Saturday & Sunday, and then drop Mrs W back at Launceston Monday afternoon.
The balance of the second week will be setting-up a base somewhere (around Somerset comes recommended, and there's a Suzuki GSX 1400 outfit I'd like to look at if it's not sold be then) and enjoying more of Tassie's roads. Couta Rocks or Crystal Rocks (not sure which) is a must - Phil reckons he's got a crayfish connection there.
Then again, first and second week might be reversed.
Lots of things planned, and with the exception of the long weekend, nothing organised.