Walking in Australia & Beyond
After 3 nights at Cradle Mountain our next and final destination in Tasmania was a 7 night stay in Hobart. Before our trip I was asked why we didn’t spent some nights in other places, why the 7 night stay in Hobart? It was an easy question to answer. For my wife and I we…
Originally when I was researching for this trip I planned to do a long walk on the trails above Dove Lake. The exact route I planned to take was as follows: Dove Lake car park, Mount Campbell, Hansons Peak, Twisted Lakes, Artists Pool, Face Track, Marions Lookout, Wombat Pool, Lake Lilla, Dove Lake car park.
On our second full day in Cradle Mountain I drove out to Dove Lake at dawn while my wife and daughter got ready for the day. When I arrived it was a little overcast and chilly but there was not a breath of wind. It was so quiet, still and peaceful. I quickly took some…
Dove Lake is a busy place, even in winter. I tried to drive to the lake in the early afternoon but I was unable to get past the boom gate due to high traffic levels. Initially I was a little frustrated but after a quick drive to the Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre I was soon…
We decided to take it easy on our first full day at Cradle Mountain. Our plan was for all of us to do the Enchanted Walk in the morning while I would do the Dove Lake Circuit on my own in the afternoon.
Today was a great day! After a delicious breakfast at the Sebel Launceston we headed to Woolworths for some groceries before driving to Cradle Mountain (we also made a short stop at Super Cheap Auto to get a window shade for my little girl). As we had just endured two long days of travel to…
What an eventful start to our trip to Tasmania. Our flight from Bundaberg was scheduled to leave at 12:35 pm but was delayed and didn’t end up leaving until 2:15 pm. Consequently we arrived in Brisbane at 3:15 pm with our flight to Launceston scheduled to leave at 5 pm. However, when we attempted to…
I love travelling, exploring and most of all, walking in beautiful natural locations. One of the things I enjoy most before travelling is researching. Often in my research I have stumbled across blogs with pictures and track notes that I have found incredibly useful.