Waterloo Inn Hotel Swansea

... a couple of outcrops just off the shore, home to birdlife. A great spot for whale or dolphin watching, we see none ourselves but were told by the guide at the visitors centre that there is a Southern Right whale at Muirs Beach today, just up from Coles Bay. We also visit Freycinet Lodge, an exclusive Resort at Coles Bay, seemingly almost empty of guests, as are a lot of accommodation places we have seen on our journey. It seems that the winter months ...

... s'y rendent (compter des centaines de marches inégales en pierre bien exposées au soleil pour y arriver) puis font demi-tour. Une poignée continue la randonnée jusqu'à Wineglass Bay, une belle baie turquoise au sable blanc. Ici, attention où on met les pieds parce que des oiseaux et des tortues nichent dans le sable. C'est donc nécessaire de marcher au bord de l'eau.

Wineglass Bay était LA destination de Patrick en Tasmanie. Arrivé là, on teste l'eau ...

... Morris at the end of the day was nice comfort music whilst sitting on the hill finishing off the lobster soup & pinot noir! Back to camping today tho after our splurge, and actually having an alcohol free day (i could count on 1 hand how many of those we've had since being in tassi - I blame it on the cool weather and the local reds!) Next we will be heading up to the Bay of Fires and then over to the west to do all that side.

... while I found a small family run backpackers across the way. They had one family room left, which happened to be above their own living quarters and we were told quite bluntly that under no circumstances were we to disturb their little angel - a writhing screaming **** of a toddler who (it was obvious) was actually going to keep us awake all night. When Charlie came back from the motor lodge ...

... could 'smell the new'. Naturally we took it, got ourselves refreshed and spent a few hours burning our taste buds on a 'Volcano' next door in the tavern. Tomorrow should see the highly anticipated visit to Wineglass Bay, which will mean another early start and a hair raising ride. That's if I don't wake up with an **** like a Japanese flag - that Volcano was a bit of a menace..

A quiet day on route to Bicheno we picked up a few new members of the group in Launceston then headed east and stopped at a Lavender farm then visited Pricilla the Drinking Pig and gave her a drink then onto Columbo Falls for some lunch. In the afternoon we all played beach cricket which was lots of fun then we ...

... the first 3 campsites I phoned didn't have anything. Luckily one lady gave me the number of the Two Shores campsite and we bagged a powered spot. We had a wander to the beach, where a few people were fishing along the shoreline and then we had a walk around the cycle track to the lake, which was beautiful. We sat in the Lions gardens right at the lakeside and watched the pelicans swim on the mirror lake as the sun set, it was such a sight, the colours, the ...

... pictures. Such a crazy looking animal! It was the first time I'd ever seen one except in books; the little thing made the drive much more fun. We had lunch in Cole's Bay and proceeded into the park. We decided to walk to Wineglass Bay, considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and deservedly so. At the lookout over the bay we found a wallaby resting in the shade. Eventually he came out from under his rock and provided a ...

... roaming roaches. We did have our dinner sitting with one of the local wallaby's and her Joey... she tried pretty hard to get a share of our dinner but afterwards she was content to sit back and scratch her stomach like she had eaten a big meal. We had a good chuckle watching her but she ignored us. The next morning we took the long way back to see some of the other less popular bays including Hazards Beach before jumping in the car at midday and driving north via Bicheno to St Helens. L

... We then stopped at the famous Mt Elephant Pancake House for a delicious lunch before driving to our home for the night the coastal village of Bicheno. There we checked out some blowholes, went wine tasting at Freycinet Winery and drank our purchases while dining overlooking the fishing boats in the bay. At this stage we began to notice an improvement in the weather which lead to longer evenings... Spring is on it's way. Yesterday we drove to ...