Launceston

24th January 2010 Fifteen minutes from the centre of Launceston is the magnificent Cateract Gorge, our destination this morning. Access to the gorge is via a nice park area with a public swimming pool with views over First Basin, a large, deep canyon worn away by the river and filled with water. Standing at the entrance to the gorge is the decorative, wrought-iron Kings Bridge with a span of 60 metres. Before we crossed the bridge, we took a short walk along the side of the gorge with its cliffs rising almost vertically from the smooth river of the South Esk River. Then we crossed the bridge and took the easy twenty minute Cataract walk around First Basin. ...

23rd January 2010 Time to explore the beautiful Freycinet National Park. On our way, we passed some familiar place names which made us wonder if we were in the right country! Having established we were indeed in Tasmania and with plenty of water, sunscreen and insect repellent we started up the strenuous, gravelly walk to the lookout over the exquisite Wineglass Bay with its perfect curve of white beach. ...