Ulverstone

We planned a more restful day for today after our long day yesterday.
After a lazy breakfast in the camp kitchen we drove along to Penguin to have a look at their Sunday market. We saw a couple of items we liked in a local shop and bartered a reasonable price for them from the shopkeeper.
In the market place we found one of the stallholders who was born and bred in Redcar. He was selling tat, as it happens, and was not an admirer of Margaret Thatcher which might be why he now lives in Penguin.
After that we drove into the Dial to walk up the bush track to the top of Mount Montgomery which was quite strenuous at times. A great view over Ulverstone at the top was well worth it.
In late afternoon we wandered into Ulverstone for a looksee and fell into The Pier for a drink, the IPA beer was one of the best so far I have tasted in Australia, made locallyRead more