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| Sunrise at Penguin, about 13 Kms west of Ulverstone. Can you see the vapour trail? |
We have been living at the Big4 Ulverstone Holiday Park since the end of August and we like it here for a number of reasons.
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Home and annex (called our sunroom today) complete with our washing blowing in the breeze. |
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You can see that the park is empty. What you do see are holiday vans around the perimeter. We are on the other side of the amenities that you can just the edge of on the left. |
The rate is good $20 per night for a powered site...that is a WikiCamp special price until the end of November. You have to mention WikiCamps on check in to get it.
The park is not full, the sites are grass, the grounds and the area in general are level so it is great for walking or for riding our bikes, it is next to a very large park with a lovely walking tracks with a cafe at the end of it that does great coffee, breakfasts and lunch and the beach is just over the road. Both Devonport and Burnie are only a short drive away. Well, nothing is really far away in Tassie anyway.
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Part of the park next door |
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Panarama....looking to my left. |
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| Looking to my right |
The beach across the road from the van park. I am standing in front of the local Surf Lifesaving Club to take these photos.
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Tide going out at the far end of the beach. |
There are lots of rabbits and plovers in the caravan park. The plovers are a protected species but the rabbits are not. I counted 9 out of our window yesterday, must of been a couple of generations of them.
Since we have been here we have watched a number of baby plovers growing up and getting bigger. They are territorial birds and mate for life.
This plover and her mate have their territory near our van. They lost their very young chick....it was there one day and gone the next. We suspect it was taken by a cat that we have seen around the place at night.
Cat owners should be more responsible and ensure that their cats are secured at night to protect the wildlife. Anyway, thats another story.
I am pleased to report that she is sitting on four eggs, which she will continue to do for around 28 days before they hatch so we may not around to witness this momentous event.
The eggs can be laid over a number of days, so the chicks won't all hatch together. They leave the nest straight away though but will not be able to fly until they are about 8 weeks old and they will be 10 months old before they are fully independent.
I wish them good luck with their new family.
I started with a sunrise, so will leave you know with a lovely sunset......beautiful as always and we never get tired of either of them.
Lovely spot, Gail I can see why you'd want to make it 'home' for a while. I'm envious that you got to see the plover eggs, we have (had) a pair nesting on the park across the road, people walk through there with their dogs and take no notice of what's going on around them, and the poor birds were frightened off their nest so often we wondered if the eggs were viable... not sure how manyas I didn't want to get close and frighten them even more. Sadly a currawong attacked one of the plovers, and after the poor mate wandering around calling for days, it was driven off by a new group of plovers, and I don't know what happened to the nest....the Council mower came through a few days later, so perhaps there's my answer. Totally agree with you about cats and irresponsible owners, despite being a cat lover and having 3. I have 2 outdoor runs for mine, so they can come and go as they please, but the wildlife in my yard is safe...it's the only way....ok, enough of that soapbox :) I'm enjoying travelling Tassie with you.
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