George Town Low Head

Revisited

Right from my first lone visit I knew Carol would be impress with this corner of Tasmania, so I timed this visit to George Town and Low Head to coincide with the demonstration of the Famous Fog Horn.

The Low Head Foghorn is sounded each Sunday at noon. Located at the mouth of the Tamar Estuary, it is a unique piece of Tasmania's maritime history. The Foghorn was installed in 1929 and decommissioned in 1973.

It was restored in early 2000 by a group of volunteers and is the only operational G-type diaphone in the world. The building also houses a very rare Gardner model 2 DCR kerosene engine.

We arrived early enough to drop off the caravan in the same spot where I stayed early in the trip and head to the light house precinct, we were even a little early and thus able to shelter from the rain in the museum which opened half an hour before the blasting of the horn. This in itself made the visit worthwhile. Warning if you intend to hear the foghorn you need to be there at noon on Sunday and I suggest you bring some ear protection because it is very LOUD

For the next attraction in George Town will allow plenty of time especially if you have the same guide we had, as not only does he volunteer here but he has a very personal connection with the largest exhibit so do visit the Bass and Flinders Museum, another good visit is the museum at the Pilot Station

From here we also took a few trips to Bidport, Lilydale, Scotsdale and to the Far North East.

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