Our journey began at the start of November this year. After six months of working in my boyfriend’s hometown of Ceduna, at the South Australian side of the Nullarbor (so pretty much in the middle of nowhere), our van conversion of our 2002 Ford Transit (aka Lily the Vansion) was finally ready for a spin.

But where to go? There were so many options to choose from and we were on a limited schedule (6 weeks to be exact) because we wanted to be back with family for Christmas (my first Aussie Christmas!). We decided on Tasmania because it’s a little less travelled than for example the East Coast of Australia. We also heard from many people that it’s absolutely stunning and it is full of wilderness, great wine, fresh seafood and really nice people.

Within hours of driving off the Spirit of Tasmania (an 11 hour ferry ride from Melbourne which is an experience within itself), and into Devonport, we quickly realised how hilly and windy the roads are here. Our poor old Transit struggles uphill, but she always gets us to where we want to go and is reliable (most of the time). There’s also heaps of wildlife EVERYWHERE in Tasmania. Off of highways, on footpaths and on every hike we’ve done (even the short ones) we’ve seen a number of cute cuddly animals like echidnas, bettongs and Neeko’s favorite the wallabies (more on this in my next post). We haven’t spotted any Tasmanian devils yet, so we might need to head to an animal sanctuary to see these fascinating creatures.

More on our adventures in Lily the Vansion next time…