Visiting the southern-most state in Australia is always going to be a little different to home in Sydney. Snow has never made an appearance while I have lived in Sydney, not even close,so seeing snow on distant hills while heading towards Hobart was a nice novelty!

Not long after we left Queenstown, there was still a lot of fog around. It was a lot more dense than I’m used to in Sydney, but did add some drama to the views from Iron Blow Lookout.

I was rather taken with this tree that has a foreboding look to it with the fog in the background!

Another view from the lookout was this one. I really enjoyed taking photos trying to show how the fog was sitting around the hills.

The final photo today is of a tree covered in moss. I think we passed it as we drove through Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. I have to say that driving through the south-western part of Tasmania was my favourite part of the trip, mainly due to the temperate forests we drove through. They are amazingly beautiful.

You may have guessed by now that I love Tasmania. I’ve not done anything classed as gardening or horticulture, but I have enjoyed seeing new places, plants and scenery.