
It took me more 30 years of travelling to arrive in
Tasmania with a bicycle. I’ve enjoyed countless hiking treks to national parks,
places like Freycinet, Cradle Mountain and even the perils of the South-West, with its
boat crossings and knee-deep muddy trails. It just didn’t occur to me to travel
there with my bike, the hiking rail were so contagious.
With the TV advertisement’s promise of a sound night’s sleep and a speedy entry and exit on board the Spirit of Tasmania, Roz and I were looking forward to our overnight voyage to Devonport. But like many things in life, our ‘smooth’ embarkation didn’t quite go to plan. Glued to the seats of our car we dawdled monotonously in the queue waiting for our turn to have our baggage checked. Once on board and a few sips of white wine, things became a little more palatable, until our giddy walk to the recliner lounge above the ship’s cradling hull. Despite the incessant snoring and unconscious bouts of flatulence throughout the room, our recliner seats were at least more comfortable than our economy airfares to Europe earlier in the year.
Murals in Railton |

Books by Mark Krieger:
‘High Spain Drifter’ is available on Amazon , Barnes and Noble, Booktopia and other online bookstores.
‘Lycra, Lattes and the Long Way Round’ is available on Amazon, Book Depository, Barnes and Noble, Kobo Books
Both books are also available at local bookshops on the Mornington Peninsula: @ Rosebud Bookbarn and @ La Brocante
Heinz Stucke
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