Cataract Gorge Reserve Launceston

Launceston , Tasmania, Australia
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    Nature reserve

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    Gorge-ous

    All the nice things I said about bunk beds in Hobart clearly are not followed here in Launceston. I slept for about 13% of the night, and tossed an turned the rest, and was about ready to take a bolt cutter to the frame by the time morning came. My mood wasn't improved by a failure in the hostel's water system, which meant I couldn't get a hot …

  • 2

    A stellar hiking day!

    15 photos

    Entry containing 15 photos titled: Vic being welcomed by wine drinking women in Sydne, a gunpowder factory converted to apartments, Cronulla beach walk with Amanda, Amanda our personal tour guide in Syndey, Casper our wheels in Tasmania, Lake Dulverton our lunch spot a wetland now

  • 3

    Strahan to Launceston and a 52nd Birthday

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    29th

    Today we had a quiet one with a short walk to Hogarth Falls and then around the waterfront to where the steam train leaves from. And then later drinks and Tapas in the nice restaurant bar place overlooking the village. Quite a good place to update the blog. This was the one place that was comfortable in this accomodation. …

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    Terror at not nowhere-near-20,000 feet

    It was Sunday of our first weekend in Launceston. I don't recall waking up stupidly early or anything of the sort that day, so I assume that I was saying goodbye to my old friend jet-lag by that point. And, gaining some semblance of control over the shower's fickle water temperature, I felt more and more like I was settling in properly down here in …

Related BlogsCataract Gorge Reserve Launceston

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    Launceston

    ... was asked if I was lost, even though I was just looking at my map on a street. The best attraction of the city was Cataract Gorge Reserve with Zig Zag Walk and Suspension Bridge. I stayed in a hostel like a factory a little bit far from the city centre. ...

  • 2

    Tasmania - Part 2.

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    ... We awoke early again and it wasn't the kids, but yes the traffic. We took a very short drive to The Cataract Gorge Reserve just outside Launceston and what a magnificent piece of wilderness. The Gorge has the longest central span of chair lift ride in ...

  • 3

    Die Zeit steht still in Tassie.

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    ... gefahren, auf denen es sogar roch wie zu Hause. Ausserdem ging es zur Attraktion, fuer die Launceston wohl ziemlich beruehmt ist: Das Cataract Gorge Reserve, ein Wanderpfad durch die umliegenden Berge, an dessen Ende ein Wasser-Basin liegt, ein See, der ...

  • 4

    Hitching from Devoport to Launceston

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    ... the planned six day trip in one day.  I walked about 25 miles that day.  The next day I went to Cataract Gorge REserve and hiked around for about 5 hours.  I saw wallabees and peacocks.  Hung out around Launceston for a couple days ...

  • 5

    Lovely Launceston

    15 photos

    ... and also beautiful indoor and outdoor flower gardens. Wednesday morning we made the 15 minute walk to the Cataract Gorge Reserve which is located on the edge of Launceston. The gorge starts at the base of the Tamar River. We started with a fairly steep ...