Tassie, Beautiful Tassie

Well, sorry its been a while, but the one thing about Tassie is that there haven't been many opportunities to sit down and in a place with internet.

I've been traveling around Tassie for the last week with my two new friends from Isreal. We started in Hobart then continued up the eastern coast. We have seen beautiful beaches, mountains and farm land.

We started with a visit to Something Wild, an animal sanctuary that had three precious tassie devils as well as a viewing point to spot platypus in the wild (we saw one!). Next was Freycinet national park to see Russel Falls. They were amazing, something like 7 teirs of falls through beautiful lush rainforest. Then the trail took us to Horseshoe Falls which were also quite nice, but not quite as impressive. Along the trail we think we spotted an eagles nest too!! Not positive, but it was amazing if it was. Then we continued on and hit the hugest staircase... I counted 236 steps....and we'd already gone up quite a few earlier on the trek. That night we stayed at the Swansea backpackers (I don't recommend it) where we were greated very rudely...but I guess at least the beds were decent.

The next morning we headed to Wineglass Bay. Which is a very picturesque bay literally shapped like a wine glass. Unfortunately, it was a bit of a grey day so it wasnt exactly the post card, but we did enjoy it :) In the carpark there were two quite friendly wallabies that were very cute! Then we headed to the quaint town of Bichenot for the night. We had a great walk along the waterfront that allowed amazing views of the waves and rocks. We didnt spy any penguins, but it is one of their spots. We had an amazing dinner at the restaurant above our hostel. Highly highly recommend Seaside in Bichenot and the restaurant is Granite. The food is fabulous (at least one item has been reviewd and given a star by Michelin) and the staff are amazing! We even hung out with them for drinks afterwards.

Sadly leaving Bichenot, we headed to Bay of Fires which is a region with amazing beaches...and its too true! We enjoyed some sun and water (frigid) and had ourselves a nice exfoliating trip (sunscreen + white sand = soft skin). Then we followed that up with quite a bit of driving to get to Laucheston. That evening we enjoyed a walk up Cateract Gorge and a dip in the lake there (no worries, its free of crocs).

From here (still in Laucheston) we went to Cradle Mountain yesterday which was quite beautiful especially from Dove Lake where we were walking. But it was also another day with a lot of driving.

Since we are staying above an Irish Pub we have had the opportunity to enjoy a number of live bands there as well :)

And thats about it for now....hopefully I'll get another chance to update soon!

Hugs & Kisses!