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Next stop was Lake St Claire where we had a great campsite overlooking the lake.
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View across the lake
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Pump house commissioned in 1940, no longer in use
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This bridge was called Waters Meeting - not much water this day
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Just 24 hours later the water was rushing under the bridge
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One of the local residents getting the last of the summer sun - tiger snake
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We took the ferry to Echo Point and then did the 11km walk back to camp. This is the Echo Point hut, followed by a beautiful rain forest walk
Mt Ida
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The following day we did the Shadow Lake walk
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View from our lunch spot at Shadow Lake
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Relaxing at Shadow Lake
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View of Mt Olympus
From Lake St Claire we headed to Hobart where we caught up with Shane and Julene, a couple we met at Coral Bay. They looked after us extremely well and we had a wonderful day on their boat. It was sunny and warm.
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Boarding their 6.5 m cruiser
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View of Hobart's Tasman Bridge
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The infamous Sea Shepherd
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One of a pod of dolphins which kept us entertained
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Skipper and First Mate - Shane and Julene
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Gordon Dam on Peder and Gordon Lakes
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It's a long way down!
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Another view of the dam
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Mt Field National Park - Russell Falls
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The pinnacle on top of Mt Wellington which overlooks Hobart
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View from Mt Wellington
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Back to Mt Field National Park - looking up at one of the tallest flowering trees in the world - a 78 m swamp gum
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The tree ferns at Mt Field grow 10 cm per year, so this one is very very old
From Hobart we drove south to Surveyors Bay where Julene had arranged for us to camp up at her sister's place. Virginia and Darren were very hospitable and we had a lot of fun with them and Shane and Julene who joined us for the weekend.
We drove to Cockle Creek and did the South Cape Bay walk - 15 km return - had lunch at the bay which was beautiful. Followed up with a great dinner with Virginia and Darren
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Start of the walk
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View of South Cape Bay from the cliff
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South Cape Bay beach
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Brian at the beach
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You can't drive any further south in Australia than this
We drove out to the the Tahune Forest Air Walk and also did the swinging bridges walk
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The cantilever part of the air wak
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At the end of the air walk
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The first swinging bridge
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Brian swinging about
They do a lot of Atlantic salmon farming in this area
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They pull the pens in to suck the salmon out
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Shane and Julene at Surveyors Bay
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Virginia and Darren
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All of us after a very heavy night at over RSL followed by pool and drinks back at the house
From Surveyor's Bay we headed north again and stopped off at Richmond where they just happened to be holding their annual fair.
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The Queen and her corgies were guests of honour at the opening
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There are many historic buildings at Richmond
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... and the oldest operating bridge in Australia
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Richmond Bridge
We then headed on to Coles Bay where we did the walk to Wine Glass Bay.
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A relaxing seat along the walk
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The famous Wine Glass Bay
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Brian relaxing on the way back
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View from the lookout at Cape Tourville
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Another view from Cape Tourville
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The water was a beautiful blue in this bay
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A close up of a Pacific Gull
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We camped at Lagoons Beach where even the generator had its own tent
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We spent an afternnon at the Bay of Fires where the red colouring is caused by lichens
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Relaxing at Bay of Fires
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Sloop Rock at Bay of Fires
From St Helen's we went to Bridport, where we played golf at Barnbougle Dunes, rated the No. 1 public access course in Australia and No. 35 in the world. It is a typical links course, much too hard for Helen who only played 9 holes, but Brian played the full 18 and loved it. This day also marked the anniversary of our leaving Perth.
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Looking down the first hole
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Looking across the back nine
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Moon rise at Bridport
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Sunrise at Bridport
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We took a day trip to Liffey Falls which were quite spectacular
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We spotted a nice rainbow trout at Liffey Creek
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Where's my rod when I need it??
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Brian said this was one of Helen's best photos
We spent Easter in Hadspen, just south of Launceston, and did several day trips from there. Then we headed south again along the Midland Highway, stopping off in Ross, an historic town halfway to Hobart.
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Ross
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Ross post office
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Very old bridge at Ross
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Ross Bridge again
From Ross we drove to Bothwell to play Ratho Golf Course, the oldest course in the southern hemisphere - 1822
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It is still a working sheep farm so no fertiliser needed on the fairways
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The club house and pro shop
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View of the course
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Bunker at the ninth
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The paddock fences are part of the course with no relief
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Our camp at Bothwell was next to the cemetery - no ghosts!
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From Bothwell we drove to Miena on the shore of the Great Lake. First night was 0.4 deg C
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Our camp at Miena
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Early morning sun burning the mist off Great Lake
From Miena we drove into Latrobe where we will be boarding the ferry back to the big island tonight. We have had a wonderful time in Tassie and would certainly recommend it as a great holiday destination.
From Melbourne we are heading along the Great Ocean Road and then straight home to Perth, arriving there on 22 April. Look forward to catching up with everyone.