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Flinders Island, Palana,
Tasmania,
accommodation, beach house -
Palana Beach House
Why stay at Palana Beach House? > It’s right on the beach (You can see it on a www.googleearth.com Type in Palana TAS, Australia search - house closest to the beach!) > Superb location with spectacular views > Looks out onto beautiful coast and two islands > Private, peaceful, tranquil, a special beach house holiday feel that can only be described by those who have stayed there > North facing house with all modern conveniences > Beautiful timber floors, walls and ceilings > Under cover balcony for outdoor relaxation in comfy padded deck chairs whilst admiring the superb views... > Great fishing, terrific walking tracks & drives > Easy to get to with no security hassles... > It has a very special Island feel...try it...
Anything else? Palana Beach House faces north, and subsequently gets the sun as well as light, making it thermally efficient. There is an open fire for those inclined to watch the flames licking away on dusk whilst also admiring the sea. From inside the house you can also see the sea. Palana Beach House is protected from the prevailing weather, which is a big plus.
Tony & Linda
have furnished the house to ensure all modern comforts are on hand. A
BBQ outside is there for your snags and chops. Modern conveniences allow
cooking with ease as well as the domestics catered for (Washing machine,
fridge, bread making machine, etc, etc.).
Out the front
is an undercover balcony where you can relax and read a book or sip a
red wine (As we do!!) whilst marvelling at the ocean and the inner and
outer sisters (Islands). Time and the rest of the world seem to melt
away when you are captured by the serenity of this lovely location.
At night the
wallabies come around to quietly do the lawn mowing, whilst during the
day you often see echidnas and frequently sea eagles flying low over the
front deck looking for their meal!!!
To get to the
beach you simply take about 65 steps from the gate and you are likely to
find that most times, it's all yours… Several kilometres of near private
beach, even during the “busy” times. Hard to imagine isn’t it?
The north end
of Flinders Island is renowned for fishing. Or if you like, you can
simply buy a cray from the locals. Out the front is where the crays
are!!!
There are
numerous walking tracks around Flinders, all featured in a book at
Palana Beach House. One starts right at the gate.
Flinders
Island is about 70 x 30 kilometres, is surrounded by 52 other islands
(Some big) and has some spectacular scenery with Strezlecki Mountain to
climb over 2,500 feet high near the southern end. As one of the first
areas settled in Australia, there is quite a bit of history around, with
a new museum not far away as well as old cemeteries and landmarks.
You can even
e-mail your shopping list to
walkers@vision.net.au at Flinders IGA and pick up your food on
arrival! All with a friendly smile. The pub opposite the supermarket has
delicious meals if you are in town. Fresh seafood is usually the order
of the day!!!
One thing is
for certain, the feel of peace and tranquillity on Flinders Island is
difficult to describe. It can only truly be appreciated by experiencing
the beauty of nature and the rugged outcrops of headlands as you drive
or walk round.
You will go
away feeling like you have come to somewhere special in the world, as
international tourists who have come to visit and stayed to live can
attest to!!! Nearby us there are Austrian, French and Italian
neighbours!!!
Come on, try
something different, and somewhere where you don’t have to join queues,
no security issues here (Compulsory to wave to the locals as you drive
around), nor any stresses of modern travel to holiday destinations. You
often get to see spectacular scenery as you fly into Flinders.
There are
several ways to get to Flinders from either Launceston (Tasmania) or
Essendon airports. Airlines of Tasmania fly
from both destinations and can be contacted on 1800 144 460.
Southern
shipping operates some “basic” ferries from Bridport in northeast
Tasmania or Port Welshpool in southern Victoria. They can be contacted
on 03 6356 1753.
TGS Air
Charter at Tooradin aerodrome operate charter flights to Flinders Island
and can be contacted on 03 5998 3733.
Recent testimonials to Palana Beach House
May, 2008
Hi Tony,
Found the beach house first class and no negatives to report.
We ran most mornings along to the boat ramp and then to the end
of Palana beach and then had breakfast on the balcony,
brilliant.
Overall, a top experience and will come back again. The waves crashing on the beach at night and the sheer isolation is hard to beat. Am getting out of the habit of waving to oncoming motorists but it's taken a while!
Barry & Stephanie.
Dear
Tony and Linda,
We loved Palana Beach House - it's a great house and a stunning location. We had a very relaxing time and really enjoyed the pace of the island and the beauty of the scenery. The house is really comfortable and feels like a home away from home which is very nice. We found the information you left for us easy to follow and didn't have any problems with anything. The full moon emerging from behind the sand dunes was pretty spectacular over the last few nights. It really is a magnificent spot and we loved staying there. Kind regards, Julie and John.
Hi
Tony,
We
had the best weekend - it was wonderful. It was my best mates 30th
so we took her to the island for her present - first time for her -
and she had an absolute ball. We got 52 salmon between four of us in
two days in the NE River both off the rocks and in the river mouth
so fishing was good!
Weather was wonderful - nice and
sunny but not too hot and it wasn't windy. House was magnificent! I
loved the open beams in the roof. Hope we left it ok. Thank you so
much for sharing your piece of paradise with us - we will be back!
Jodie, Aaron, Rach and Conor.
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