This is my last ever post on Platypus Pandemonium. The story of our 4,500km trip through Tasmania has been told, and it’s time to move on.
To anyone who has been following this blog over the weeks I’d like to say a big “thank you,” particularly those of you who sent comments or messages of support. I hope you enjoyed the ride.
To anyone hankering after more photos of Tassie, Julie is gradually posting the best on Flickr. You can log on to her album of our trip to Tasmania here.
To anyone who stumbles across Platypus Pandemonium in the future and fancies a trip to Tasmania I offer you free, gratis, and for nothing two pieces of advice:
- Go for it. You won’t be disappointed, I promise you.
- Get in touch with Susie at Tasmanian Odyssey. Susie helped us put together a great trip and I’m sure she’d be pleased to do the same for anyone else who wants to sample the joys of Tassie.
And as for the blogging itself, towards the start of our trip I spoke over dinner one night with a Tasmanian blogger who’s made of bit of a name for herself online. She talked about the challenges inherent in a decent blog, of honing her technique and “finding [her] voice.” It didn’t mean too much at the time, but looking back today I can see it all makes sense. Blogging has been a challenge but also a lot of fun. and as I scroll back through 83 posts written over a period of around 18 weeks I’m pleased with the results. I hope you liked them too.
I’m fairly confident that I’ll have another go at blogging, possibly about other travels to foreign parts (Newfoundland is beckoning), or maybe exploring the trials and tribulations of retirement, or … who knows, let’s see how the fancy takes me.
Meanwhile, with all good wishes for the New Year 2017, it’s a cheery au revoir from the venerable Platypus Man.

8 January 2017
I am sorry I didn’t come across this during your travels in 2016/17. Did you decide on another blog? If so, where could I find it?
Thank you,
Tanja
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Hi Tanja
Thank you for your interest. My current blogging projects cover a long trip to New Zealand planned for later this year ( https://newzealandplatypus.wordpress.com/posts/ ) and a newly launched blog of musings, random reflections and occasionally irreverent observations about life, the universe and everything ( https://64reflections.home.blog/ ).
Noting the subject of your own excellent blog, you may enjoy glancing at my account of our trip to Yellowstone etc last year, when grizzlies, prairie dogs, wolves and a California condor (but sadly no rattlers!) stole the show. Yellowstone is my favourite place in the US, and you can read my thoughts about it at https://yellowstoneplatypus.wordpress.com/ .
Best wishes from the Platypus Man
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Thank you, Platypus Man, for providing me with the links to your current blogging projects. I will see you there!
Kind regards,
Tanja
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