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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day10

    Cradle Mountain

     April 20, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day10

    Cradle Mountain

     April 20, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Made our way to Cradle Mountain, booked into our cabin in the National Park and took off for a walk. Very well done, one major car park with buses every 10 mins for the 20min drive to the start for us.
    We did the 6km circuit around Dove Lake under Cradle Mountain. Lots of steps, mostly rock, lots of timber board walks and lots of uneven small rock. Absolutely spectacular.
    It took us 2hrs 10mins although we did stop for about 10 mins to have our lunch. We have walked over 10 Km’s today. IJeanette & I had lots of laughs on the way.
    At 8.30pm we went to a Tasmanian Devil sanctuary to see them being fed along with quolls. The sanctuary does a lot of good with their breeding programme.
    Absolutely buggered now.    Read more

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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day9

    Stanley and in-between

     April 19, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Wow, what a day. Headed to Stanley, stopped at Wynyard for breakfast, have never eaten so much bacon in one helping🍳🍳went into Table Cape Geological Site to visit the Lighthouse. We walked along the coast for a couple of km’s, had to walk off breakfast!!!
    Carried on to Boat Harbour, a delightful bay with many bach’s and a beautiful beach.
    Reached Stanley, to find a quaint village with beautifully kept old buildings.
    Our goal was to go up ‘The Nut’ a 143m ‘hill’. My aim was to get the chairlift up and walk down-ha ha, being Good Friday it was closed🤪so we walked up, man was it steep it nearly killed me but we did it and then did the two km circuit around the top. So pleased we did it, amazing views. I probably won’t be able to walk tomorrow!! 13400 steps, 51 floors, 9.5km’s not bad for the day.
    Returned via Wynyard to order scallops and chips from the fish shop on the wharf and sit there to eat them as the sun set.    Read more

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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day9

    Strahan to Burnie

     April 19, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Headed out to do the 179km trip to Burnie through forest and lovely farmland via a lovely old mining town called
    Zeehan, visited a reserve and walked through a disused rail tunnel remnants of the mine.
    On to Rosebery to visit the Stitt River Falls very fast flowing with overhead bridge belonging to the mine close by.
    On to Burnie where we visited a fern land reserve to see platypus playing - not in a playful mood today- we didn’t see any but Jeanette presented me with a 20cent coin with has Platypus on it so I wouldn’t feel deprived, ha ha! Saw wallabies hopping around though.
    Our accommodation for two nights is across the road from the beach near the penguin colony.
    Heading out to Stanley today.    Read more

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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day7

    Strahan

     April 17, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Headed out this morning on the West Coast Wilderness Railway for a slow trip from Strahan to Dubbil Barril through the rain forest. Built in 1896 to transport ore from Queenstown to Strahan, a wonderful half day.
    Then went out to Ocean Beach where it started to rain.
    Lovely, it hasn’t stopped since.
    Went to a show at 5.30, The Ship That Never Was, Australia’s longest running play, just had it’s 25th Anniversary. It was outside under a shade attached to the info centre (rained heavily) we sat under blankets.
    I have never laughed so much in all my life I am sure, it was hilarious, I am still smiling.
    Had a lovely dinner of octopus, ocean trout and lovely salads.
    Bedtime now - I am still smiling😆😆    Read more

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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day6

    Strahan

     April 16, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Headed out on a 33metre catamaran on McQuarie Harbour (6 times bigger than Sydney Harbour) out to the Southern Ocean then up into the Gordon River, interesting commentary on settlers and convicts. Went for a short walk into the bush at a Heritage Landing. On way back we stopped at Sarah Island for a look around at the ruins of Australia’s first penal colony, barbaric to say the least.
    Had lunch (and wine) on board and then passed the many salmon farms on the way back to Strahan.
    Scallop dinner at the local tavern was scrumptious!!!!    Read more

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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day5

    Leaving Hobart

     April 15, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Before leaving Hobart we went to Mt Wellington again and managed to get to the top, 1.2km above the city. What an amazing view BUT freezing cold, apparently around 3degrees, and VERY WINDY. Worth the trip though. Heard that it snowed up there yesterday Brrrrr.
    Then more than 300km later we were at Strahan, a cute little village on the McQuarie Harbour. Stopped off at a defunct mine near Queenstown (nothing like our Queenstown) at a disused mine called Iron Ore Blow, drove up to a lookout and walked out on a platform overlooking the pit, awesome, BUT cold and WINDY.
    Finally at Strahan, lovely little town with heritage buildings.    Read more

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  • Nolene DE LUCA
    Day4

    Bruny Island

     April 14, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Early bus trip from downtown Hobart to Kettering for the ferry to Bruny Island then 40 min drive to Adventure Bay to board a boat for a three hour trip. Great weather, no major swell, magic boatman and our crazy tour guide - all made for a great day. Went down the coast into the southern ocean, unfortunately we didn’t get to see any Whales. Such amazing caves and coastline.
    Lots of fun and laughter, then stopped to buy oysters on the way home, scoffing them on the ferry.
    Back to Hobart, straight into a bar overlooking the waterfront for a ‘Japanese Slipper’ along with nibbles.
    What a great day .    Read more

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