Cradle Mountain

Lovely old buildings in Fingal on the drive to Cradle Mountain











We spotted several echidnae on the drive up.







Parking Lot Picnic


Matching cousins!


The spring wildflowers were still lingering.


























Josh went for a very cold swim in Dove Lake when we got back down!




Saw some wombats and wallabies on our drive back out from Cradle Mountain.












That concludes our whirlwind trip around the state with Caitlin!
Saying goodbye at the Hobart airport







December 2010
Cradle Mountain (and surrounds), Tasmania, Australia

Coles Bay

It was grey when we took Caitlin to the Wineglass Bay lookout, but Josh insisted the sun would come out if we were just patient enough...


And it did!





Yay sun!














We then headed over to our friend Andrea's for a visit:








It is a seriously beautiful place...









December 2010. Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia

Up Tasmania's East Coast

We did not let the fact that Caitlin was only visiting for a few days deter us from cramming in as many trips to Tasmania's best places as we possibly could! Next leg, up the East Coast!





Afternoon Tea stop at Kate's Berry Farm








Kate loves BC






Tasmania's biggest export crop isn't dairy, salmon, lumber, or wine, but opium. In fact the ideal growing conditions produce almost half of the world's medicinal opiates, an industry that brings multi-millions of dollars to the small island economy.



Stay away from our opium!










Of course we also had to do a few winery stops along the way...

Milton Vineyard







Freycinet Vineyard



Caitlin spoiled us by buying us this very fancy bottle of Freycinet Pinot Noir as a wedding gift! It is currently being cellared in Canada for a future anniversary!





December 2010. East Coast of Tasmania, Australia

Port Arthur Ghost Tour

The Tessellated Pavement (natural rock formation) at Eaglehawk Neck

Port Arthur at night...

We did not see any ghosts, but Laura got pretty scared when a bat flew by...

Shaking the very wet tent fly out. It poured rain all night, and had not let up by morning.



We love Australia's public barbecues! It was nice to have some shelter from the rain to cook our brekky.

December 2010. Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia