Huonville to Cockle Creek
Travelling from Huonville to Cockle Creek is a pleasant experience that combines urban towns, natural landscapes and history of the Ida Bay Railway and whaling in southern Tasmania.
Note: the last 20kms of the road between Ida Bay and Cockle Creek is gravel and care is required due to loose gravel and rutted surfaces.
Huonville
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Franklin
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Port Huon
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Geeveston
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 |  |  Take the Platypus Walk bordering the Geeveston Heritage Park and you may see a the mostly shy and reclusive platypus folicking in the Kermandie River. |
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Lune River & Ida Bay
Lunaris Gemstones
What a gem!!! Every pun intended.
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I have been to Cockle Creek many times and passed Lunaris Gemstones on the way. I did wonder what treasures Lunaris had within, and even though I have a fascination for gemstones and fossils, I never stopped.
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Recently I was showing a couple of Queensland friends around the Cockle Creek region. As we neared Lune River, they asked what was at Lunaris Gemstones, and I could not answer their question.
We stopped.
To my surprise, I found a fascinating showroom displaying an excellent range of Tasmania fossils and gemstones including Tasmanian Crocoite (the Mineral Emblem for Tasmania), Buttongrass Jade, the unique Tasmanian Stichtite, Tasmanian Black Tourmaline and rare Lune River Jurassic fossil fern along with other semiprecious stones from Tasmania and around the world.
Boris (Nigel Ellis), a qualified and knowledgeable gemmologist, is happy to talk with visitors about his passion.
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If you have a fascination for Tasmanian fossils and gemstones or you are looking for a unique Tasmanian gift, I can recommend Lunaris Gemstones. It is unquestionably worth the stop.
You can find Lunaris Gemstones in the far south of Tasmanian at Lune River near Ida Bay. The showroom is well signposted. If you are unable to head south, Lunaris Gemstones have a stall at the famous Salamanca Markets, Hobart every Saturday.
 |  The Ida Bay Railway is now closed. In it operating days, the journey took you through the Tasmanian coastal bush and past the site of the original Ida Bay township terminating near Deep Hole. From Deep Hole, you can take a short walk to the Southport Bluff or Southport Lagoon. |  Ida Bay Railway, the journey begins. |
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 The old cemetery where pioneers, the Tylers and the Jaegers, rest in peace. |  |  The beach near Deep Hole. |
 |  Sun streaming through stormy clouds, Lune River. |
Dover
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Cockle Creek
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