Lap of Tassie - Episode 3

In this action packed installment we team up with a Frenchman and head to the southern most point of Australia where it's always windy and cold along a slippery, muddy dirt road. I also search out the coldest and windiest spot in Hobart just for something to do.

[@ernestyoung5516]

Absolutely love your work mate. Binged through all 3 episodes of the Tassie trip. The pace, music, cinematography, and humour are just spot on. Also, hats off for your work in Leon: The Professional; Wasabi; and The Crimson River, excellent performance sir.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@ernestyoung5516 My French accent is certainly coming along a treat, qui qui.

[@jannine7130]

I’ve never seen the bottom of the Huon Valley - thanks for the tour. I’ll tick that one off. Gorgeous pic of the Bicheno Rocks.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@jannine7130 Thanks very much. I lugged my DSLR all the way there and back but it didn’t get a lot of use. Huon Valley is a beautiful spot, well worth a visit.

[@grahamglencorse307]

At 8-35, a really marvellous quote big Maxxy.

[@abitofadetour7315]

I was hoping someone would notice. Well done!

[@thebigw3377]

Fantastic scenery 👍 However I did think the ankle breaking entrance to room 35 warented a special mention 😂

[@grahamcairn8379]

Stunning

[@jdernard]

It was my pleasure to ride with you and John, you’re more than welcome to come visit Tassie again. Hopefully next time you can do Jacob’s ladder, definitely worth doing it on a motorbike. Note: 1: it’s a V-strom 800 not a DRZ 😉 2: surprisingly, wombats have a round butthole, go figure out how they manage to do square turds 😂 3. Your French accent is great Steve 👌🏻

[@abitofadetour7315]

Cheers Jonathon. I'll most certainly be back on a more suitable machine before long and we'll go going up Jacobs Ladder for sure. Happy to hear my French accent is improving!

[@NeilMarksChasingtheDog2024]

Love it

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@NeilMarksChasingtheDog2024 Thank you! Your appreciation is appreciated.

[@Hungry_Hunter]

Very pleasant guitar playing in this outing . Man that's a chilly looking place. Tassy has some amazing scenery.

[@abitofadetour7315]

I had a banjo track but I just couldn't fit it in anywhere. Maybe next time!

[@shegocrazy]

4:20 ref mountain bikes - Maydena is on the Strathgordon Rd (Gordon River Rd actually) and it's a world class mountain bike area.

[@gregcech5425]

It got a bit windy there. Thank god for the subtitles. Great video.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@gregcech5425 That’s the best I could do reconstructing what I think I said!

[@shegocrazy]

38:40. We (as kids) actually nearly got caught by a small tidal wave there in Bicheno. I kid you not! A wave of water about 2 feet high came from nowhere and just didn't recede like waves usually do. We saw it coming and ran for high ground and scrambled up a sand bank and only got our feet wet. 2 foot doesn't sound high, but it was a solid slab of water not like a usual wave. We found out the next day a couple of people drowned slightly further south on the beach. Caused apparently by a mini cyclone between us and New Zealand.

[@warrickpenfold3665]

Tassie sure is made for motorcycles. I think you may have missed your calling as an accommodation critic lol

[@abitofadetour7315]

Tasmania is custom made for motorbikes, no doubt about it. Nice to hear you're enjoying the motel reviews. I have to admit I enjoy doing them.

[@stephenmundane]

👍👍

[@shegocrazy]

You didn't go up to Strathgordon which is my favourite road in Tassie. It's got everything....including moss on some corners on the eastern side of the bends lol.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@shegocrazy It was on the list but the day we planned to go it was predicting rain so we gave it a miss. It didn’t rain!

[@maccas44]

Oooooh No its got drum brakes ………😂😂😂😂

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@maccas44 It’s a pet peeve of mine.

[@OzzyADV]

How many days did you spend in Tassie doing this amazing trip?

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@OzzyADV I think it was nine days and eight fun filled nights. I love Tassie and will definitely be back before too long to tackle some more of the dirt roads.

[@OzzyADV]

@@abitofadetour7315 I have been there a couple of times but never had the chance to ride there. I’ll have change that I think….

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@OzzyADV Oh yes, you better! While it’s a bit of a pain the backside organising the ferry and it isn’t cheap, it really is the best riding in Australia without a doubt. Whether you want dirt or bitumen or a bit of both you can’t go wrong. Not to mention the food is great, the people really are genuinely friendly and extremely hospitable and they tell me the beer is good too.

[@shegocrazy]

8:41. Ouse is pronounced "ooze".

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@shegocrazy Cheers!