Efter att ha arbetat i Melbourne under December, Januari och början av Februari tog jag mitt pick och pack och reste vidare. Min första destination var Tasmanien, en spännande ö utanför Victorias kust.
Min första dag strosade jag bara runt i den lilla hamnstaden Hobart som höll på att packa ner efter en träbåtsfestival som pågått under helgen. Hobart var verkligen mysigt, med gamla fabriksbyggnader och fina omgivningar. Till middag blev det fish & ships som jag satt på en kajkant och åt.
Min andra dag gick jag upp tidigt för att bli upplockad utanför mitt hostel av "Under Down Under", den guidade tur som skulle ta mig runt ön under fem dagar.
Day 1
HOBART & STRAHAN
Our journey begins as we traverse the island from east to
west. Escaping Hobart through the Derwent Valley, we walk in the land of
the giants and admire the beauty of Russell Falls and Mt Field National
Park. Visit Lake St Clair, Australia’s deepest freshwater lake. Enter
the temperate time capsule that is the Franklin- Gordon Wild Rivers
National Park. End the day in Strahan beside Macquarie Harbour. Our West
Coast hosts welcome us with a BBQ dinner.
Day 2
WILD WEST COAST
Join your guide as we venture into the untouched wilderness of Tasmania’s West Coast. Travelling along the coast from the seaside town of Strahan we explore the shifting sands of Henty Dunes before continuing into the Tarkine Rainforest and enjoying a walk to Tasmania’s highest waterfall – Montezuma Falls.
Day 3
CRADLE MOUNTAIN & LAUNCESTON
We journey to 950m above sea level to the Cradle Valley, our gateway to the World Heritage Area of Cradle Mountain National Park. We share some local knowledge and interpretation of the landscape to help you choose a walk that will enhance your experience here. With an extensive range of tracks, you will be able to take it easy with a stroll around Dove Lake and one of the many boardwalk tracks or perhaps challenge yourself with a hike to Marion’s Lookout. A short drive to Sheffield, “the town of murals”, before continuing on to Launceston, Australia’s third oldest city.
Day 4
LAUNCESTON & BICHENO
A morning walk at Cataract Gorge in the heart of Launceston before making our way to the East Coast and the beautiful Bay of Fires. Here we can stretch our legs with some quality time to enjoy this highly recommended coastal region (Lonely Planet’s must see for 2009). The beaches are gleaming and the water inviting. Enjoy Tasmania’s most scenic coastal drive from St Helen’s to Bicheno. This evening you can join a guided viewing of the Little Blue Penguins as they return to their rookeries on the edges of this seaside village.
Day 5
We journey to 950m above sea level to the Cradle Valley, our gateway to the World Heritage Area of Cradle Mountain National Park. We share some local knowledge and interpretation of the landscape to help you choose a walk that will enhance your experience here. With an extensive range of tracks, you will be able to take it easy with a stroll around Dove Lake and one of the many boardwalk tracks or perhaps challenge yourself with a hike to Marion’s Lookout. A short drive to Sheffield, “the town of murals”, before continuing on to Launceston, Australia’s third oldest city.
Day 4
LAUNCESTON & BICHENO
A morning walk at Cataract Gorge in the heart of Launceston before making our way to the East Coast and the beautiful Bay of Fires. Here we can stretch our legs with some quality time to enjoy this highly recommended coastal region (Lonely Planet’s must see for 2009). The beaches are gleaming and the water inviting. Enjoy Tasmania’s most scenic coastal drive from St Helen’s to Bicheno. This evening you can join a guided viewing of the Little Blue Penguins as they return to their rookeries on the edges of this seaside village.
Day 5
FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK & HOBART
An early start means we are the first to the lookout, beating the
crowds and the heat for that postcard photo of Wineglass Bay. Relax on
the secluded beach of or choose the more challenging Mt Amos or Hazards
Beach walk for your mornings Freycinet experience. This afternoon we
take a break at a picturesque village and check out a local convict
built bridge. Come face to face with the iconic Tassie Devil as we make a
stop at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary to meet these now endangered native
animals as well as some others unique to Tasmania. A short drive
returns us to Hobart. (text från hemsidan)Tyvärr så blev det inget Wine Glas Bay bort för oss på grund av tråkigt regn som gjorde att sikten var dålig, istället blev det ost, vin och ostronprovning. Men trots en dag med regn hade jag en fantastisk vecka, med en en väldigt rolig grupp och bra guide! Hade det så bra att jag till och med stannade en extra natt i Hobart då jag passade på att besöka den botaniska trädgården och det knasiga konstmuseet Mona! Tasmanien var verkligen härligt med en avslappnad stämning, fantastiska naturupplevelser och mycket egenproducerade produkter (min favorityoghurt och jucie i Melbourne var från Tasmanien) Hobart var oerhört vackert med hus som klättrade upp i bergen och ned mot havet.
Tack Tassie, jag hoppas vi ses igen!