The Tarkine Drive is a long 200 km circuit in the North West of Tasmania. We did some 160 km, 17 stops, of that drive today.  Much of it is through forested mountain area over a small road. Most people drive it clockwise so you have less chance of meeting another vehicle and having to swing to the side in the bushes. This also means that you will see the travelers you meet at the first stop also at one or more of the following 21 stops. We are lucky to have this circuit. A lot of the area has been logged over 60 years ago and in some places is still being logged. The more remote area’s have been spared. Here you find original temperate rain forest with mighty big Myrtle beech and Eucalyptus trees and underneath giant tree ferns. The rock is dolomite so in several places there are water filled sink holes. We made short walks at 13 of the 17 scenic stops. The last part of the circuit crosses the high plain (170 m) covered with bushes to the West coast. Here there are several stops to see the rugged coast or birdlife in lagoons in between the sand duins. Our campsite near Arthur River is also in the dunes. We hope it is sheltered enough against the ocean wind. We rounded off the Tarkine circuit the next day with 2 more stops along the west coast. Then drove to the North West cape to see the roaring 40ties wind turning the turbines of a large windfarm.