Upper Middle Petrol Head:

Highland Cattle (Photo by DHR). There’s a spot out the back of the Tarraleah cottages where, if you stand on one leg and pull the right sort of face, you can  just  pick up some mobile 'phone reception.  That makes the ex-Hydro village in the centre of Tasmania’s Highlands the ideal venue for a proper weekend  getaway, in that you can let the outside world intrude … but only if you want to. UMPH readers might recall that this isn’t the author's first foray to the area ;  he’s previously written about Targa Tasmania's Tarraleah stage, having propped on the side of the road just beyond the village to photograph the cars hurtling by, and he’s blogged of his experiences at Pump House Point, too.  This time, however, his activities were focused within Tarraleah itself. His extended weekend began with a quickish drive from Hobart, the Galant pushing strongly for a very enjoyable 90 minute run through a great combination of open highway, sweepi