After completing the airwalk, it was time to get back to 'terra firma' and take a stroll through the forest. There were a variety walks to do (we did them all) that past by old Huon Pines which were located on the river banks and many enormous Stringy Bark gum trees. The walks also crossed over the Picton and Huon Rivers via swinging bridges that were suspended from the river banks. This part of the walk did not appeal to Rani at all.
The Tahune AirWalk is located near Geeveston (south of Hobart). It is an exhilarating nature base walk that is situated in the heart of the Tahune Forest Reserve. The airwalk is around 20 metres above the ground and winds its way through the tree tops to its final point where there is a cantilever that us suspended 48 metres above the ground, which provides stunning views of the Picton and Huon Rivers and surrounding forest.
Cockle Creek, with it's population of three, is as far south as it is possible to drive in Australia. There is not a lot to do in Cockle Creek other than a few nice walks.
After an exhilarating boat cruise, we decided to do a land tour of both north and south Bruny Island. We even decided to take the back roads and do a 4WD trip from west to east. The road was extremely rough and slippery. We had to drive around fallen trees and branches, which, on occasion, covered half the road. After completing the epic 4WD component on the journey, we proceeded down the unsealed roads. Quite a relief for Rani I think.
We decided to treat ourselves to a boat cruise. The cruise departed from Adventure Bay, South Bruny Island and proceeded down the rugged coastline to the bottom of the island where the Tasman Sea meets the Southern Ocean. Some exceptionally beautiful and rugged coastline greeted us around every corner. We saw the highest sea cliffs in Australia and many sea caves, and fur seals were in abundance.
Just a small example of the old convict ruins at Port Arthur.
After a 45 minute walk through a rain forest, we finally arrived at our destination - Sung Falls.
While the views were very good, the extreme cold and windy conditions put a slight damper on the overall experience. Still worth the trip though, even though we were almost blown off the top of the mountain.
The Cascade Brewery is situated on the fringe of Hobart, below Mt Wellington and is surrounded by beautiful gardens and views of the mountain. It also has an excellent restaurant, which offers reasonably priced meals. All this, together with some great beers, made it an interesting and enjoyable afternoon.
Mt Nelson is an excellent place to visit to take in the views surrounding the Hobart area.
After being intoxicated with the beautiful vistas of the falls and rain forests situated throughout the Mount Field National Park, we decided to take a long drive through the wilderness area of Tasmania to visit Lake Pedder & Lake Gordon. Absolutely stunning scenery...it was a shame that we had only fair weather on this trip as we did not get to see all that was on offer during this magnificent trip.
We continued our walk through a beautiful rain forest and finally ended up at Lady Barron Falls. Another sensation experience in Tasmania.
In addition to the walk to Russell Falls, we also continued our walk to see Horseshoe Falls and then onto the Tall Trees Walk. This tree was approximately 290 feet or 88 metres.
While staying in New Norfolk, we decided to do a few day trips. This included Russell Falls, Lady Barron Falls, Lake Pedder and Lake Gordon. A great day of sightseeing, however the weather was only just.
Tarraleah Power Station is a hydroelectric power station, which is located in central Tasmania. The power of nature when combined with human ingenuity!
I'm not normally one to get into macro photography, but I could not help but notice the beauty of the smaller things in life.
