Summer in Hobart and Southern Tasmania

Posted on by Andrew Ross - novisiblemeans

It’s been an interesting summer in Tasmania, with devastating fires in ancient forests in wilderness areas of the north and west. Elsewhere it has been incredibly dry, but in the seaside environments of Hobart and its surrounding areas, there has been some very enjoyable summer weather.

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Boat sheds at Conningham Beach, south of Hobart
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Paddling on North West Bay, in the shadow of kunanyi/Mount Wellington
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Conningham Beach
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Paddling at Conningham
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Azamara Quest on her maiden port call at Port Arthur Historic Site 20 January 2016
Summer paddlers at Kingston
Summer paddlers at Kingston
Browns River, Kingston Beach
Browns River, Kingston Beach

 

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Long Beach at Sandy Bay on a summer Friday evening, with the Hobart Twilight Market in full swing
Mount Direction - so dry, like most of Tasmania this season
Mount Direction – so dry, like most of Tasmania this season
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Denmans Cove, opposite Port Arthur, where the Three Capes Track starts in earnest
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View across the bows of the wooden boat Lady Nelson, towards The Taste of Tasmania
Summer evening light on the trunks of cypress trees at Sandy Bay Beach
Summer evening light on the trunks of cypress trees at Sandy Bay Beach
Bathers enjoy the pontoon at Sandy Bay on a summer evening
Bathers enjoy the pontoon at Sandy Bay on a summer evening
Evening stroll along the Sandy Bay foreshore
Evening stroll along the Sandy Bay foreshore