Tuesday 13th Oct.Today we went to see the world famous, must see, do not miss Cradle Mountain, we went but didn't see it because it rained and rained.When the mountain cleared a bit the rain was heavy and when the rain stopped or eased the mountain disappeared the two didn't seem to be able to get it together.The management of the national park is very good and in the summer you have to park a bout 8ks away and take a shuttle bus but today we drove right down to ...

Monday 12th Oct. StrahanThe big boat trip today out into Macquarie Bay and up the Gordon river. Sarah Island out in the bay was one of the first and harshest penal settlements and our cruise stopped at the island for a guided tour but there is not much too see so they act out some of the incidents which happened there.We also stopped at Settlement point for a walk through the rain forest which really is in it's natural state trouble is it's a very narrow track an...

Sunday 11th Oct.A long drive from Hobart to Strahan on the west coast and we didn't set out early enough we should have realized why the coach tours set out at 6.30am on some days.It has been a lovely day weather wise although the temperature was only 14 degrees.First stop was Mt Field Nat.Park and Russell Falls there are several falls in the park and Russall falls is the best and the nearest to the car park. Every time you enter a national park you have to pay p...

Sat. 10th Oct.At last spring has arrived in Tasmania it has been 14 degrees, dry and sunny and what a difference it made to our day.Saturday is Salamanca market day in Hobart and is one of the major tourist attractions.We thought we wouldn't be able to park but because of the season we parked easily but had to go back every 2 hours to renew the voucher as they call the parking ticket here.We are not really market people but it was good to be able to stroll around...

Fri.9th Oct.Actually it is Saturday morning I was too tired to write anything last night and was fast asleep at 9 o'clock having dozed from about seven. It must be all the walking and climbing steps Tasmania is hilly but anywhere after living in Redcliffe is hilly.We started the day at Cadburys after discovering it was open from 8am. But wished we hadn't bothered it is a con.All the info.says there are tours every half an hour with a guide who has expert knowledg...