Kankama said..
I think I have already said it on Seabreeze but I am probably the only bloke who would avoid Tassie altogether. We found it difficult to relax with all the weather changes and sadly not very gregarious. So our trip was a let down. We went a long way to get two wonderful days with wildlife.
My main gripe with Tassie is that it is not really a place where a boat gets you extra access to anywhere barring Port Davey. Everywhere we went there was already some bloke in a van on shore to talk to. That is fine for them, but they could then go to Mt Field, or to Mt Wellington, or Cradle or anywhere inland. We were tied to the boat and could never get inland properly. I still have to go back to the Haartz mountains which border the Dentrecasteu. I watched them for weeks as we sailed around and never could climb them. Of course we could put the boat on a mooring or marina and hire a car. We did that once and had heaps of fun - much more than if we stayed with the boat. Tassie's jewells are accessible to anyone with a car - a boat reduces access to them.
Whereas in Queensland - if you aint got a boat you got nothing. It starts at Southport and a boat allows access to Queenslands jewells with great offshore islands and the reef. I would go crazy visiting Queensland without my boat. We have spent a year (when you add up all the trips) just mooching around the Whitsundays, and can easily spend 10 days at a time on islands like Keppel and Hinchinbrook. So my advice is sail Queensland and take the campervan (and maybe some kayaks on top) to Tassie.
cheers
Phil
Port Davey is almost reason enough to sail to Tassie. You could spend weeks there, especially if you're into bushwalking!
Many parts of Macquarie Harbour are best accessed with a boat too.
