We searched for Tasmania’s Wild Penguins

We are in Tasmania! Over the next few months we will be exploring this island state, with its World Heritage Wilderness and unique wildlife.
We begin our Tasmanian Wildlife Experience with hand feeding an orphan wallaby joey, before heading out in search of little penguins (Fairy Penguins). We visit the town called Penguin, and then continue on to Stanley, in the North-West of the state.
We take the chairlift up the Nut, before heading out after dark to look for little pentuins.
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We are Nigel and Sue (NaS) Adventures, a couple of outdoor adventurers. We've been Overlanding Australia living in our self-converted 4x4 Sprinter van since January 2021. Join us as we visit the highlights, but also share some off the beaten path hidden gems, along with the day to day realities of living in a van.
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[@woodrisinglass]

I’ve camped at the caravan park in Stanley and been kept awake all night by penguins wandering through …gorgeous creatures 😀

[@nigelandsueadventures]

That would be magical! We did see a sign by the beach warning people to check under their car before they drive off!

[@deeoh3708]

Good spot to see the penguins. The town of Penguin also has the same night viewings, which is where I saw them... so cute!! Stanley's Nut looks interesting. Just love Tassie.. Get well Nigel.

[@nigelandsueadventures]

I think we would have seen them in Penguin had we gone out at night. And yes we loved Stanley, such a cute little town

[@stevenjohannesen88]

Another great vlog, with all the Tasmania You Tubes on offer, yours is very down to earth,& Nigel’s duck dive is hilarious! ❤️🦘🦘🦘🇦🇺

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Cheers Steven, look forward to more dives!!

[@TasmanTravels]

Lovely video team!! We remember The Nut in Tassie! Loved it! We’re in a Sprinter too! Currently living/touring NZ!!

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Cheers guys. Did you ship your sprinter to NZ? Or get one there. We have often talked about how cool it would be to do Vanlife NZ.

[@robertacasey5204]

Fun penguins! Glad to hear Nigel is feeling better. As we are mid winter here we have had rsv, flu, COVID, and nasty colds all running around. Thankfully we have just had the colds but no warm days to help get over them .

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Yeah it’s tough during winter! His is a nasty virus he caught on the plane back from Saudi, but thankfully he didn’t pass it on to me! The penguins were so cute!

[@rebeccamchardy4367]

So glad to see Tassie - it's on the list!

[@nigelandsueadventures]

So much goodness here! Hope you enjoy this Tassie series

[@viniettamajor6415]

Haha love the bossy penguin, enjoyed your video and hope Nigel recovered quickly xx

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Thanks Vinietta! So bossy hey? I want to know if it was a male or female (I’m guessing female). Thank you Nigel is much better now

[@viniettamajor6415]

@@nigelandsueadventures you're probably guessing right,bit like a mum getting the kids in for bedtime 😁

[@carladalton6220]

That sunset view was stunning!! Well done on making it up there (send help lol 🤪) So glad you got to see the penguins eventually. I'm sure you'll see many more in your travels around Tassie. Not surprised you didn't see any in Penguin itself. A number of them we killed there by a couple of bogans a few years ago. There was a huge uproar. I just googled it to find out when it happened and was shocked to see numerous similar incidents. Makes me so angry!!!!

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Oh gosh! I won’t google that, it would make me sad and angry too. We are usually in bed early, so I’m glad we got to see them that time at least!

[@LynneCarey]

Great video. Some beautiful sights and the Penguins were very cute. Loved that sunset view too. The village is really lovely, like you say, like a little Irish or maybe English feel to it. 🤗💌

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Thanks Lynne, sadly we’ve seen a couple of dead penguins on the beach since then. 😢

[@LynneCarey]

@@nigelandsueadventures oh that’s very sad. I wonder why they have died. 😢

[@MoonRiverTravels]

Great to see a bit of Tassie in a 'heat wave' - the Brits following will be well warned 😂 guessing this was all shot about the same time as the 45+ in SA? The other half is a penguin-nut, so I know where I'll be taking her now... lol! Love seeing the Nigel dives again, def missed them! Glad to read he's feeling better too! Hope you're both having a great time and enjoying the rest of Tassie! ❤

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Thanks Kit, it’s magical here. We are absolutely loving it!

[@popeyebob9007]

Every time I go to Tassie on my bike Penguin is my first stop. I park the bike under the branches of a tree opposite the supermarket and go get one of the best coffees I have ever had and a scallop pie from the bakery. If you do the Huon Valley stay at the local caravan park. There is a one of the best camp kitchens I have ever seen and they have Tasmanian Devil feeding every arvo and it is free.

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Oh! We are dying to see a Tassie Devil! Tasmania has been so wonderful so far.

[@popeyebob9007]

There is a place near Port Arthur but it is expensive. I recommend the caravan park at Huonville as they do feeding every afterrnoon and it is free. Don't forget the scallop pies. I pretty much live on them when I go to Tassie.

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Nigel is dying to try a scallop pie!

[@lowrider075]

The holes are mutton birds, there is a rookery on the nut. Also, penguin tours just out of Devonport at Lillico

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Thanks! Yes, we heard about Lillico, did you go there?

[@lowrider075]

@@nigelandsueadventures I live 5 minutes from there

[@shanewalker2257]

You need to go to the penguin colony at lilico between Devonport and Ulverstone at dusk

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Yeah I’ve heard that’s another good spot to see them. We might go there when we head back up north.

[@trudiswanson9855]

I know, Penguin is sure an interesting town name. We're the Rose gardens in full bloom?

[@nigelandsueadventures]

We didn’t see them 😔

[@heinzmartin8266]

Heading there in May!

[@nigelandsueadventures]

You will love Tassie! Hopefully as much as we do.

[@heinzmartin8266]

@@nigelandsueadventures our neighbors sold up during Covid to escape chairman Dan. They’re about half an hour from penguin.

[@nigelandsueadventures]

It's beautiful around there.

[@lisafrancis485]

Looks fantastic but will not be staying at the rec reserve for us to many people 😮

[@nigelandsueadventures]

I think it was unusually busy as it was the Christmas holidays still (3 Jan). There is a free camp near Smithton which is maybe 15-20 minutes drive away which was less crowded when we drove past it

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Nigel could have mycoplasma pneumonia, like my wife, so are are camped ar Old Mac's at Launceston while she recovers. Symptoms are fevers, lethargy and a bad cough which won't go away. Antibiotics are the only cure. Several of our families in Sydney and Brisbane also have it. There is a national outbreak. The ABC did a story on it. Go to a doctor and get antibiotics or he will be sick for weeks. It is airborne so you both will get it. Penguin is an amusing town. We camped on tge beach front and a squad of penguins moved in under us and made a shocking racket, fighting or having sex. We walked up and down The Nut. Lovely town. Did you go to the historic homestead nearby at Cape Grimm where the convicts were forced to live on the edge of the and exterminate the Aborigines? The display in the historic house is sobering. Heading south you should camp in the Tarkibe Wilderness, which is freezing in winter.

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Thank you Michael, fortunately Nigel is ok now (we are a couple of weeks ahead of our videos). He was sick for a week. I suspected Covid, but his test came back negative. It’s definitely a sickness he caught on the plane on the way home from Saudi. Fortunately I didn’t get sick. And yes, we loved the Tarkine Wilderness, look out for that video next Sunday. We hope your wife is better now. Take care and I hope we see you out there!

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Glad to hear. There is an epidemic of walking pneumonia which isn't getting much publicity. Nasty. BTW try not to hit a wombat. They are huge, as hard as bricks and can bend suspensions. We are planning to head down the east coast to Hobart and then back up the west coast. Have you done the Gordon River cruise yet? In Hobart the Female Factory is a must, where female convicts were kept between farmed out to farmers, often returning pregnant. Port Arthur is also a sobering must. It is possible to walk to the bottom of Tassie from a car park and camp nearby. MONA is only one of several art galleries. The wharf at Hobart is surrounded by early buildings. Try the pub. Enjoy.

[@michaelsecomb4115]

The Hobart Botanic Garden is also impressive. There is a Gardening Australia TV section.

[@nigelandsueadventures]

Yes we loved the Gordon River Cruise! We have been down to the carpark at the bottom, but didn't walk all the way. The weather wasn't favourable and the track is really overgrown.