nature walks

We’d heard about the Remarkable Cave on the Tasman Peninsula, but when we got there we saw a sign for a lookout that we didn’t know about.  The Maingon Bay Lookout was one of my favourite lookouts ever. There’s no way to convey how amazing it is through pictures.  You’re just going to have to go there yourself! Here’s a close-up of Cape Raoul in the distance.  See all the pinnacles and towers?  There’s a walk you can do to … Read More

Since we were in the area for the Wineglass Bay walk, we decided to do another short walk to see the Cape Tourville lighthouse.  The kids each chose a ‘baby’ to bring along.  I guess I had one too! This was the view from the lookout before you reached the lighthouse.  Quite pretty.  The rock on the left is called Lemon Rock.  The mountain just to the right of the middle of the picture is Mt Freycinet.  If you follow … Read More

Camping at Freycinet National Park is so popular that at certain times of the year there is a ballot system to secure a campsite.  There was a couple camped next to us our first night at Friendly Beaches that had tried to camp in the park but it was full.  They stayed one night next to us and the next night they were able to get into the other campground.  We ran into them on one of the walks we … Read More

When you are doing a trip like this with kids you have to pick and choose what walks you do.  If it was just the two of us we’d do more, I’m sure.  But with the kids we have to choose carefully.  Balance a long walk with a couple of short ones.  Hard, steep walks with easy ones.  This was a short, easy walk with a waterhole at the end. JitterBug spied this log and started bouncing on it, marvelling … Read More

After free camping for a few days we decided to head for a caravan park for a couple of nights.  We stayed in Bicheno on the east coast of Tasmania.  While we were there we made it to a few places, first to the nearby blowhole.  It was pretty spectacular at times. The boys all climbed closer for a better view.  I’m sure they ended up in a few tourist pictures as there were quite a few people coming and … Read More

While in Longford we made a trip into Launceston with Sean’s aunt and uncle to visit the Cataract Gorge Reserve.  I thought it a funny name, not knowing that a cataract is not just an eye condition, but also a succession of waterfalls.  The view as we came into the area.  A free swimming pool right next to the water!  This is the second time we’ve run into a free public pool.  The first was in Geelong. We opted to … Read More