Yesterday afternoon involved a lot of driving in the rain but it was all worthwhile today because we got to spend all day walking in the glorious sunshine. We woke up to discover three very large and impressive peaks looming over us (they had previously been obscured by dark clouds) so we set off towards Freycinet National Park to explore. The first leg of our walk had us climbing up a steep hill to Wineglass Bay lookout. It is probably one of the most photographed beaches in Tasmania but you can see why. We then walked down to the beach itself to marvel at the amazingly clear turquoise water which I’m ashamed to say was too cold to tempt us to dip our toes in today. Our walk continued on to Hazards beach for a spot of lunch before a two hour coastal walk back to our van. After such a long and exhilarating walk we felt it only right to treat ourselves to coffee and cake before we hit the road again.
Next stop: Campbell Town. Really only because it’s a namesake to the real one that is home, but we were pleasantly surprised to find quite a lot to this wee town. It was of course settled by Scots many years ago and for a wee town has a lot to boast about; the first telephone call in the Southern hemisphere, several bushrangers (bad people, so we won’t go into too much detail about them!), a local who flew around the world in a biplane, a bridge built by convict labour in 1838 which despite an annual load of about 1,200,000 vehicles has never needed any repairs! There is more but I’ve been told to stop there!
It’s also the last night sleeping in the van and then we have four whole nights of sleeping in a real bed to look forward to, what bliss!