This morning Glen and I just had to go out and enjoy one of the "walks" through the forest. We chose the shortest one as we were a bit concerned about the children, however, the two little ones were fast asleep and didn't even know we were gone. What a beautiful place it is up in the moutainous country. Ferns and moss grow everywhere, it is like a fairy's garden. Everything dripped with moisture but we weren't too conerned about getting wet. When we got back to the cabin we packed everyhing up ready to move on again. Once again trying to see as much as we can in the time we have. But first, we must fuel our withering bodies and provide them with further sustenance for a hard day of sight seeing ahead. And what better way to do this than to enjoy a buffet breaky by a log fire. Tassie was always going to be a bit of a break from the caravan routines. A bit more space and an opportunity to do things we don't normally do. So breakfast was most enjoyable and it was also to be our lunch for the day, so we got our monies worth!!!
We drive further into the national park with everything crossed that we don't get another flat. We stop at the visitor's centre where we purchase a national parks pass and catch a free shuttle to Dove Lake where we are able to do more walks and view Cradle Mountain. Well, the rain continues to drizzle and we certainly aren't prepared for any major hikes. We take the shorter walks which are only about 400 and 600m around the lake. However, the fog is like pea soup. We can barely see the water in the lake let alone the beautiful mountain we are told that stands 1530m on the other side of the lake. We take the locals word for it and head back down to the visitors centre and our car. What a shame once again the damn weather is not cooperating. Glen and I add this to our list of places to come back to when the kids are off on their own.
Next we are headed to a place called Tamar Valley, which is just north of Launceston. There are no direct routes in this place and the roads are as windy as anything, so we have underestimated the time it is going to take to get from A-B in this state. We have a quick drive through Devonport and are relieved to see a little bit of flatter farming country on the other side. It is short lived but we enjoy it for the time being. We start to to reassess our plans to go down the east coast after Tamar Valley. We have two nights booked here but we planned to stay in two different places for the last two nights on the east coast. But now we are here, we have worked out we are are going to end up spending most of our time in the car due to the time it takes to drive on these roads, which, with the three bears lined up together across the back, is not going to be much fun for anyone in the tiny enclosure of the car!!!!
The car hire saga continues. On closer inspection, Glen realised that not only do we have a very bald spare on our car, but also two very bald front tyres that should be replaced before we add another 800km to our journey. Well, many phone calls and wasted time later, getting a replacement for the spare, let alone replacing them all, is proving to be a major drama!!!
Our accommodation this evening and for tomorrow night as well is in a little swiss village. We all just love it. Beautiful grounds for the kids to run around. Lots of duck, rabbit and swans and heaps of things to keep the children entertained, plus a normal sized kitchen and bathroom. Just awesome!!
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