Tasmania! (continued)
Sorry for leaving the last post as such a cliff hanger, but I ran out of time, and haven’t gotten back to post an update until now.
Obviously we eventually got out of the mud, thanks to a couple guys with a 4 wheel drive vehicle and a tow cable. Thanks to them we spent a nice evening back in our campsite, watching shows on my computer in the back of our camper.
The next day we set off to Bruny Island! yes, island. Which means we were heading to an island off the coast of the island we were already on (Tasmania), which is actually just off the coast of a much larger island (Australia) its like “island-ception”
To get to Bruny, you need to take a ferry, but it leaves every hour, and is pretty cheap. Once we got there we checked in at a campsite and got some recommendations for activities. We opted for the lighthouse on the other side of the island. To get there we took a 4WD track and got the camper VERY muddy. But after the stressful drive, we eventually made it.
The Lighthouse itself was just what you’d expect: a lighthouse. But the surrounding terrain was breathtaking. gigantic cliff faces and waves crashing off the rocks had us feeling tiny by comparison.
After the lighthouse we went and got an early dinner at the hotel bruny, where i had a delicious meal of braised lamb. I must say Tasmania has really impressed me with its food offerings thus far! The first night i had probably the BEST chicken parmy of my life at the dive we got stuck at. Then this braised lamb on an island in the middle of nowhere that melted in my mouth. And then last night we got “Mr. Burger” off a food truck at the “Dark Park” event in Hobart, and it was DEE-LISH!
Oh yeah, did i mention we went back to hobart?
After Bruny Island we headed up to hobart, checked into our campsite, and then headed out on the town. We started at an Irish pub and asked the staff if they had any recommendations of things to do. They suggested “Dark Park” park of the “Dark Mofo” event happening throughout Hobart.
“Dark Mofo” is an arts/food/culture festival throughout hobart, closely tied to the “MONA” museum. “Dark Park” is one event/installation within “Dark Mofo”.
The event took place at/near Hobart Brewing Company’s premises, where they had a great variety of beers, and live entertainment. When the “park” opened up, we took our time going through the various installations, and generally had a really nice time. Some of the works were more abstract and less “accessible” than others, but they were all quite interesting and often interactive. Whitney and I had a great time, and ended the event with aburger from the Mr. Burger food truck just near the exit of the event.
That brings us to today! Today we got up nice and early and headed up to Freycinet National Park, to see Wineglass bay and go for a hike. It took us just about two hours to get to our campground in Coles bay, but because we had an early start we still had plenty of daylight. We headed to the park visitors center, got our permit, and set out on the ~5 hour trek from the visitors center, to wineglass bay, to hazards beach, and back.
The hike took us a little over three hours. We stopped to take pictures every so often, but if we stopped, we wouldn't stop long, and while walking, we kept a pretty brisk pace. What took us the longest, was walking along hazards beach, which was littered with beautiful coral, sponges, and shells from the sea. We couldn't help but take pictures and collect shells.
The walk was great. I think the sights would have been better if the weather had been better, but we enjoyed ourselves just the same, and came out with an appreciation for the area, and a flood of endorphins.
After the walk we headed back to our campground, freshened up, and then walked down to the pub for some grub. The meal consisted of a cheeseburger (which was delightful), and the BEST onion rings i have ever had in my life! Tazzie, you’re on a roll!
Now, we’re back in the camper, about to watch Ghostbusters, and fall asleep for another early morning tomorrow :)
Thanks for reading, and G’night!