Bridestowe revisited

Fields of purple rolling to the sky and a wafting scent of  lavender...just as I remembered from 25 years ago when Don’s sister Sher and I visited Bridestowe Lavender Estate. Our overnight ferry trip to Tasmania went smoothly and we motored through to Launceston, picking up an afternoon tour to the largest and oldest lavender farm in Australasia.

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