On the road to Launceston

On my first full day in Tasmania I set off on a road trip to Launceston. It is around 200km away from Hobart, and on the way I stopped off to have a look around Ross, a small town roughly halfway between the two cities. Ross is rich in history of Tasmania, and here I had my first taste of the convict past. The bridge was built in 1836 by convict stonemasons, and you can stand at the site of the Ross Female Factory (shortened from Manufactory) and was a work house for female convicts.

I went into the Tasmanian Wool Museum, and learnt some of the history of Ross as well as about sheep and wool and there were also samples to touch. I bought myself a beanie that had been knitted locally. I love beanies but they just don't seem to make sense here in Perth!

I made it to Launceston before the shops shut, and after checking into the motel I went for a wander. The Design Centre was full of interesting local artwork, and I wrote down a page of artists in my notebook in order to look them up when I got home! My favourites were the different sized pegs by Brad Latham, complete with working spring!


I was getting towards closing time for the retail shops, but I still managed to find Chloe Boutique and buy a new Natasha Gan top. It has more frills than I would normally wear - I thought that I would give it a go and see if I could pull it off!


I did a lap of the Launceston main mall. Most of the shops were closed at that stage and I ended up in Myer on a quest for tights!


Image of pegs here