An incredibly rough and winding road to the summit of Ben Lomond.After we arrived, we walked around the village, then we decided to take a walk up to the summit. The temperature was approximately 0 degrees - so cold that we did not stay too long up there.
A Swiss village, Grindelwald resort, which is located on the Tamar River, was the 'brain child' of a man called Roelf Vos (died 1992), who was a wealthy Tasmanian businessman who, amongst other achievements, established a supermarket chain carrying his name initially in Launceston, but later expanded throughout the whole of northern Tasmania.
A view down towards the mouth of the Tamar River from Bradys Lookout.
We decided to stay at the Greens Beach caravan park at the mouth of the Tamer. From there, we commenced out tour of the Tamer River and Launceston area. Batman Bridge did have a free camp site, but due to the hilly nature of the grounds, and the size of our van, we decided against staying at this camp site.
After the long walk down the 672 steps to the base of Leven Canyon, then trudging around the base for a while, we commenced our walk back up to the car park. Rani was beginning to feel a little tired at this stage.
We were all hitched up and ready to roll when I found this little hitch hiker when doing the final check. I lifted the little guy off the caravan wheel and placed it in the garden. A much safer place to be!
Another example of breath taking scenery from Cruickshanks Lookout - Leven Canyon Reserve (around 40ks from Ulverstone). A reasonably tiring walk, but definitely worth the effort.
