Tasmanian leeches
Ian Summers and Cranks and Tinkerers: A Visit to St Mary’s, Tasmania
Recently, while camping in the Tassie bush, the leeches had a go at me. Curious, I decided to ask Tasmanians what they knew about these critters. In St Mary’s, the first town I reached after my walkabout, while looking for a fuel bottle for my Optimus stove, I ran into Ian Summers.
Ian operates “Cranks and Tinkerers”, an incredible collection of things mechanical, literary, acoustic and eccentric —… Continue reading
Trapped by Tasmanian Leeches
Okay, so leaches do some funny things to your head. In a moment, you’re going to hear an update I recorded while holed up in my hammock. It was the third day of rain and I’d pitched what I now call Camp Leach. Yep, thousands of the inching buggers were vying for my life blood so I cooked a quick lentil meal then crawled into my hammock.
