To Scottsdale

Another sunny morning in Scamader, but for us it was time to pack up after breakfast and move on.

We were headed inland now, beginning the journey back to Devonport. 

 

Our first stop on today's leg was at a tiny community called Pyengana.  There are a couple of places there that attract the tourist - the first is the 'Holy Cow Cafe and Cheese Tasting'.  In a nice green, fertile valley they make some terrific cheddar cheeses. We tasted a variety of mild and tasty ones, plus some flavoured ones such as pickled onion cheddar and chilli cheddar.  Made some purchases, had a cuppa and a yummy choc brownie for morning tea.

 

 

The other spot in Pyengana was just another km up the road - the 'Pub in the Paddock'.  A heritage listed building, literally standing in the middle of a paddock.  We popped in briefly, and I have to confess we contributed to the alcholism and general unhealthiness of the local pig, Pricilla.  Apparently she loves a beer, so we bought her one...

 

 

Truth is, the bottle of beer was mostly water with a dash of beer... but she did down the whole bottle in a matter of 3 or 4 seconds!

 

 

Our drive continued east, up a winding road through the Weldborough Pass, claimed to be one of the 10 best drives in Australia. The surrounds were nice, green ferns, Myrtle forests around every curve. It was a slow journey, but a pleasant one.  Not much traffic on the road. Our whole journey was only around 100 kms but it took a couple of hours.  We stopped in the old tin mining town of Derby by the Cascade River for lunch which was a quiet, peaceful spot.

We continued on and mid afternoon arrived at our destination, Scottsdale.  This is the largest town between Launceston and St Helens.  It has a nice free camp spot on the edge of town, by a pond and park.  There were already a few people set up, we joined them, finding a nice spot right next to the pond. Several ducks including 4 brand new ducklings are our new neighbours.

 

 

Tomorrow morning we head to Bridestowe Lavender farm and then head to Devonport where we have two nights.  We are catching up with Darrin's family again on Wednesday, then get the boat back to Melbourne on Thursday evening. Our mobile internet service expires tomorrow, so the last of the holiday blog updates may have to wait til after we are home.  We have one more suprise up our sleeve for the kids while in Devonport, so check back on the weekend to see what it was!