Daily Archives: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cradle Mountain

ahh…one of the must go to places, so they say… we encountered fine weather, one of 55 in a year according to the guide. Note to others: If you’re driving into cradle mountain, arrive before 9.30am or the boom gate will be closed and u’ll need to take the bus. Our plan was to plan… Read more »

The Nut, Stanley

We drove hurriedly to Stanley to watch sunset. well, i wanted to watch sunset there, to take pic of The Nut. Little did I know, the sun sets at maybe 8, and we arrived at Stanley at around 6pm. So, what is there to do at Stanley? Nothing much at all. Was gonna try this… Read more »

All things Penguin

Did you know that there is a town called Penguin in Tasmania? It’s all things penguin and apparently, the 3m tall penguin statue is one of the most photographed landspots in tasmania…not sure about this. Anyways, we stayed there for a night at Neptune Grand Hotel…for only $58, we got 2 rooms. It was quite… Read more »

Cataract Gorge, Launceston

A beautiful picnic spot/park that is very close to central Launceston. A pool, some fresh water places, and a few walks. Pleasant environment, and no parking fees on public holiday (we put in 50c…wasted) Cataract Gorge entrance view Cataract Gorge Suspension Bridge Suspension Bridge Behind the suspension bridge View back to the entrance from the… Read more »

Road Kills

One of the things to do while driving is to count road kills. Alwyn started it right on the first day when he saw a few road kills and how big they were (wallaby/kangaroo). The trend started, and I started counting them…not all of them, just the ‘fresh’ ones and not dried up fur and… Read more »