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Tasmanian Adventure

September 2022
Driving down to Tassie in the 79, looking forward to all the little towns and places we'll find along the way 🤗 Read more
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    Day 14

    Nelson Falls

    September 14, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

    After an icy start to the morning where the fridge was warmer than the outside temperature we packed up and headed off to explore the western wilderness road.

    First stop was Nelson Falls. The Falls are only a short walk in but well with the stop. The rainforest you walk through to get there is just beautiful, all the trees are covered in different mosses.

    The air is bitingly cold and fresh, is just amazing though I really needed a nose warmer 😄    Read more

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    Day 14

    Heritage Trail & Derwent Bridge

    September 14, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 2 °C

    The next lookout was Donaghy's Lookout which gave superb views of the surrounding mountain ranges.

    We stopped at The Frenchman's Cap Trail but the suspension bridge is currently being repaired so it's closed 😥 looks like that one is for next time!

    Next stop was the Heritage Trail, this is another short but beautiful walk. Takes you through rainforest covered in moss down and along the Franklin River.

    We then headed on to Derwent River. I was so happy to start seeing snow along the road, so Bart found somewhere to pull over on the side of the road in the snow so we could make lunch.

    On the way we checked out the free camp sites which were quite interesting, one looked like a stump graveyard! (normally it would be underwater, right on the edge of the lake) Next stop we headed to Lake St Claire.

    After calling into the visitor centre at Lake St Claire we found out that the Derwent Bridge Wilderness Hotel allowed you to camp for free in their carpark. So that's where we ended up for the night 🤗

    Bonus they had internet signal so I was able to get wages done for this week!

    Heading out tomorrow for a half day walk at Lake St Claire.    Read more

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    Day 15

    Lake St Claire

    September 15, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 6 °C

    Headed to Lake St Claire first thing this morning to get a walk in before the rain arrives. We decided to do the 5.5km Figure 8 walk instead of one of the longer ones due to the weather.

    There was still quite a bit of snow and ice around the track which was great 🥰 we've decided that we're going to come back and do the overland track next year 🏕

    Just love these surroundings.    Read more

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    Day 15

    Bethune Park (Free Camp)

    September 15, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    We left Lake St Claire and headed towards Mt Field National Park, stopping off at Bronte Park General Store to grab some essentials and made lunch at the rest stop next door and filled up with water while we had the chance.

    We followed the Highlands Explorer hwy down through Ouse and called into Lawrenny Distillery to do some Whisky and Gin tasting. The girl in there was extremely knowledgeable and a great representative for the company. We ended up leaving with a single malt whisky (no surprises there 😄) a pink gin and a cold pressed coffee gin!

    It was too late to head to the National Park so we pulled into a free camp a couple of kilometres down the road. It had good reviews on wikicamps but unfortunately the area down near the lake was blocked off because it was too wet which meant we are up nearer the road, but there is a shelter and toilets which was a bonus as we got some light rain not long after we set up.    Read more

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    Day 16

    Mt Field National Park

    September 16, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    The free camp at Ouse ended up being perfect, beautiful views and the shelter was fantastic, we were able to leave everything set up for this morning, instead of packing it up to save it getting wet.

    We headed to Mt Field NP and arrived just as the rain started!

    One thing I hadn't thought about when packing to come down was hiking clothes for wet weather 🙄 (apart from our rain jackets) we packed for cold just not rain! So there wasn't any point in heading out on any walks without getting drenched.

    Instead we drove up to Lake Dobson which was so beautiful in the rain and had a quick look before heading back down and went for a drive back out of the park and though some little towns and out to Junee Caves. The Caves weren't all that impressive but the walk out through the mossy rainforest was beautiful.

    We got back to the NP Campground and set up. It's a great Campground with a nice shelter and has hot showers 🥰 and a laundry so we were able to get washing done as well.

    Even with the rain it was a great day.    Read more

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    Day 17

    Russell Falls & Horseshoe Falls

    September 17, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    This morning was beautiful and foggy when we woke and it wasn't raining 🙌 after a quick breakfast we headed out to do the Three Falls Walk. This walk encompasses, Russell Falls, Horseshoe Falls the Tall Trees walk and Lady Barron Falls.

    We are so glad we waited and didn't try to do them in the rain yesterday because it was glorious today. The sun even came out!

    Russell Falls is spectacular! Back in the 1800's a gentleman called Louis Shoobridge found them on his land and wanted them preserved, he had a 300 acre section made into a reserve in 1885 and in 1917 it was incorporated into Mt Field National Park.

    It's a very easy walk to the Falls, they have made it wheelchair accessible as well.

    From there it's a short 10 minute walk to Horseshoe Falls. I had a lyrebird walk right in front of me and then start scratching around, it wasn't bothered by us at all!

    Horseshoe Falls is well worth the short walk, you do start getting used to beautiful waterfalls and the amazing green scenery along the way!    Read more

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    Day 17

    Tall Trees & Lady Barron Falls

    September 17, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    We headed onto the short Tall Trees loop that you can continue onto from Horseshoe Falls.

    The trees in this area are just amazing and photos just don't show their size and height. The Eucalyptus regnans are just majestic.

    You then cross the fire trail that heads up to Lake Dobson and start walking towards Lady Barron Falls. This is another beautiful easy walk. It takes me much longer than Bart because I keep having to stop to take photos 😄

    After you leave the Falls you continue through large mossy trees till you get to a fairly long group of stairs that take you back up to the fire trail where you can walk back to the visitors centre or the Campground.

    The full Three Falls loop was a bit over 7kms. Next stop - The Styx Valley...    Read more

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    Day 17

    Styx Valley

    September 17, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    We packed up the rooftop tent and headed to the Styx Valley. Also known as The valley of the Giants. This is the area where conservationists chained themselves to trees to get the government to stop logging in the valley. They were successful with large areas being kept as conservation areas.

    We headed first up to what's called the carbon trail. An area that is one of the most carbon dense in the world. The track heading up was very overgrown and we weren't sure if it was worth it. But when we got there and headed into the 1km circuit that was only marked by pink tape. It was just amazing.

    Totally untouched, no proper paths your climbing over branches and walking under tree ferns. Each turn is another incredible tree. I think it's probably one of our favourite walks we've done. At the end it almost spits you out of the rainforest into the clearing its quite incredible.

    Then headed to the Big Tree Reserve where we made lunch on the side of the road before heading around the easy 1km board walk circuit and then across the road there is a track that takes you down to the Styx River.

    The plan was to head down to the Tolkin Track but we passed it which worked out well because we ended up at the Chapel Tree. Another drive where we wondered if it was going to be worth it. Three times Bart had to get out to cut branches back away from the road.

    The entrance sign has fallen off so it was only because we had a map we found it. It was another short 500m walk from the road following pink tape again but we rounded a corner and there was one of the biggest trees I'd ever seen. You could fit 10+people inside it! Bart didn't have to even duck to head inside!

    We then headed back to the NP Campground for the night. We've had such a great time at Mt Field NP.    Read more

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    Day 18

    Mt Field to Bruny Island

    September 18, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    This morning we packed up and said goodbye to Mt Field NP 😥 we've had such a good time here.

    We headed through New Norfolk which is a lovely town (picked up some supplies at Woolies) and continued down through Hobart to Mt Wellington. But we (probably more me) had totally forgotten what day it was 🤦🏽‍♀️ so started to head up the windy tight road to where the walks started and there were so many cars heading up and down. The carpark was packed! So we pretty much just got out of there. Note to self don't go to Mt Wellington on a Sunday!

    We went back down the road to the Cascade brewery for lunch and looked at a new plan of attack as to where to head next.

    We were only about half an hour away from where you get the ferry to Bruny Island so decided to head there today and try to do some walks in the morning (apparently it's not going to rain tomorrow 🤞)

    So we headed to the ferry and only had to wait 10 minutes for the next one.

    I hadn't really looked into Bruny Island but it had come up a lot on searches about Tassie, I don't really know what I was expecting.

    We stopped in at the Bruny Island cheese factory on the way past but it was packed. So we thought we'd head to the lighthouse but then realised it would be another hour driving to get there and back to the campsite for the night.

    But we went down to Cloudy Bay because it said there was a free campsite there so thought we'd check it out. That way we could go look at the lighthouse tomorrow morning. It turned out to be just a muddy very uneven carpark with a long drop toilet.

    So after having a look at the beach and doing a very short walk around a bit of the foreshore we headed back to Neck Beach Reserve Campground and set up.

    This site is quite good and well protected and we managed to park near the shelter 🤗

    Going to try to get going early tomorrow and get the Fluted Cape Circuit done and possibly The Arch (but we'll see how we go for time) then head back to the mainland and keep heading south.    Read more

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    Day 19

    Bruny Island walks

    September 19, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    We set the alarm for 4.50am and at 4.30am it started raining! So Bart packed up the rooftop tent in the dark and in the rain 🙄 all because I was wanting to get a photo of the sunrise from the Truganini Lookout.

    It stopped raining when we arrived 15 minutes before sunrise and walked to the top but then the heavens opened again. The sun didn't end up coming out till I'd walked back down (Bart gave up well before me 😄) to the beach, which meant I had to run back but only did half of the lookout walk to get a photo.

    We drove around to Adventure Bay to the start of the Fluted Cape walk and had breakfast before heading off.

    The track starts along a black sand beach before heading up. The track was super muddy and it was the first day I chose to wear joggers instead of my boots 🤦🏽‍♀️ and white ones at that 😭 they were black by the end of the circuit.

    We did the circuit anticlockwise, hoping the track going up would be less muddy, it wasn't! It was muddy pretty much the whole way up. I was really hoping it was going to be worth it, since I'd talked Bart into doing it 😬 It was!

    We got to the top and were only disappointed that we hadn't brought the done up with us. It was magnificent! Scary a bit (for me) but breathtaking. Bart enjoyed heading out to the edge just to make me freak out 🙄

    We headed back down along the cliff edge which was much nicer than the middle track we had come up. We even saw a wallaby with a baby joey just chilling alongside the track.

    This is a track I would definitely not take children up unless you want to come back with less! The dropoffs are huge and there is no protection whatsoever. But well worth doing. It was a 7km loop and took us 2.5 hours, but if the track was dry you could knock half an hour off that time and that was with taking a lot of stops to admire the view.

    We stopped in at Bruny Island Cruises for a coffee before heading back across the island towards the Ferry. On the way we stopped at Get Shucked, oyster farmers that sell direct to the public for a late oyster morning tea 🤗

    Now on the ferry headed back to the mainland.    Read more

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