October: Tassie Travels

After finishing my time at Circ's'Cool I took a couple of weeks to go and explore Tasmania. Everyone raves about how beautiful it is and now I can too! There really are some magical places.

I started off in Hobart, staying with the cousin and family of a friend – despite the tenuous link ;) I was overwhelmed by the hospitality of my hosts who made my stay incredibly special and fun. Hobart is a beautiful city, with the sparkling waterfront and Mount Wellington overlooking the city.

It is home to MONA, the much reputed Museum of Old and New Art, owned by an eccentric millionaire who once bought a wooden door in Ghana because he had too much cash on him to otherwise leave the country. Brilliant.

From Hobart I joined a tour down to Port Arthur (where the convicts were!), which took us down the Tasman peninsula, home to some stunning sections of coastline. We stopped at a Tassie Devils park on the way because I couldn't leave Tassie without seeing one! Plus the obligatory kangaroo pat :)

Following on from Hobart I went to Freycinet National Park where I was once again spoilt by my hosts – the owners of Freycinet Marine Farm where I had my fill of fresh oysters and mussels! Turns out they're pretty tasty with a dash of lemon and pepper. I then spent a couple of days exploring the park: the amazing Wineglass Bay, Hazards and view from Mt Amos.

 

And my reward afterwards at Freycinet Lodge. Perfect.

Before leaving Tassie I headed back up north in order to visit Cradle Mountain. Not the best day for a view weather-wise, but worth the cold and wet to wake up to a foot of perfect crisp white snow the next day! 

Anyone would think that might mean it was too cold for canyoning....but it didn't deter the ginger ninja Ryan who expertly led myself, Gayl and Ben down Machinery Creek - an incredible course of six waterfalls and river beds that we had to navigate through and abseil down - amazing!

Overall an incredible couple of months in Tassie, with some fabulous adventures and great friends made along the way :) I was, however, excited to get back to the sunshine and summer of Sydney...