Australia may not be blessed with the highest mountains like some European countries however it does have some of the oldest (which can probably explain why they’re not the highest due to the erosion over the years). Today we are visiting Cradle Mountain, most definitely the highest mountain in Tasmania – just not quite in the world.
We did a circuit walk around the lake which was approximately 5km (a lot easier without the outback heat and flies!!). We were lucky with the weather and enjoyed stunning views the whole way around the lake.
At the end of the walk we climbed up a small rock to sit and enjoy the view of the whole lake for a little while, on the way back down we seemed to have timed it with an infestation of flies.. Which of course Hannah wasn’t too happy about! I’ve never seen her squeal and squirm so much!!
On the way to Launceston we stopped off in Sheffield (no – I haven’t suddenly flown to England), a town known for it’s cherries and berries and the group had a mini competition to see who could spit the pip the furthest (delightful I know). Barbara did England proud but unfortunately it was the tour guide who won in the end… Maybe there was a reason he suggested that game!
Despite launceston being a slightly bigger town there is still little to do here in the evenings (from what we’ve found anyway) so we enjoyed a quite evening at the cinema watching Unbroken. A film about a US veteran who spent a lot of time in POW camps, it was a spectacular film but very sad (yes I did shed a few tears!) – I would recommend everyone to watch it though. Hannah and I sat opposite each other as we were almost the only people in the whole cinema!
Australian cinemas also have this groundbreaking feature that makes me mad at all English cinemas for not having!… You can lift the arm rests and stretch your legs out on the seats whenever you like!!
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