Lady Crackpot hands us our entrance tickets and proudly says “I may be broken, but I am useful.”
There is a family coat of arms proudly displayed in the store with these words in Latin.
Her husband, who sadly now is passed called himself the Laird of Crackpot and created Tasmazia and the Village of Lower Crackpot. It is self-proclaimed as one of the world's largest maze complexes.
Judging by the signs posted around the pathways I would say he had an unusual sense of humour.
My two sisters accompany me, one is visiting from Queensland and the other from Northern Ireland and we head off to the first maze.
We start confidently and within just a few minutes we are lost. Each of us is sure we know the way and we end up laughing as we go around in circles and keep hitting dead ends.
We feel like big kids and take turns of who is in charge, but we all are as bad as each other when it comes to directions.
There are 8 mazes here and we get lost in all of them.
Next, we find replica buildings that we tower over, we feel like we are in an episode of the TV show from the 70s “The Land of the Giants.”
Buildings like the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal and there are many of them and it certainly is a little bizarre.
There is also a cafe with pancakes available and a lovely Lavender field that smells fresh and clean and is busy with loads of buzzing bees.
The Village of Crackpot located at the Promised Land is a 15-minute drive from the town of Sheffield which is surrounded by beautiful rolling green hills, dairy and cattle farms.
Many hand-painted murals are on the shopfront walls all through the town and there is a relaxed and colourful artistic feel to the town.
Interesting shops and cafes to be enjoyed along with the hotel that is popular as a stopover for motorbikes and cycle riders.
A yummy chocolate shop with delicious local fudge testing is highly recommended here too.
From one maze to another and this time we head off to see my favourite plant which is the Sunflower.
Longford Berries is located 20minutes South of Launceston and is a must-see visit for everyone of all ages.
You can handpick the fruit and the strawberries are huge and smell delicious. Cherries, raspberries, blackberries, red currants and more are available along with tasty jams for sale.
However, my focus today is to wander around the beautiful tall yellow sunflowers in the maze.
They all face the same way as they follow the sun, it just makes me want to smile.
The colour is a deep yellow, almost orange and feels like sunshine for your soul.
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