A Sampler Tour of Tasmania. Day 16

The day started out beautifully with not a cloud in the sky and more importantly no wind. I got changed and headed south straight away as I wanted to get the walking out of the way before the weather had a chance to change. I turned off the highway to Freycinet National Park and continued on to Coles Bay where I had a quick look around town. Then it was off to the car park at the start of the walking tracks and it was about 07:30 as I started the walk to Wineglass Bay lookout. I was just out of the car park when I was accosted by a wallaby and her Joey and they seemed to be expecting food in return for the right of passage to the walking track. I continued on and started climbing the million or so stairs to the lookout. 

Along the way is a lookout for Coles Bay which is pretty nice in its own right, but I pressed on, eventually getting to the top of the hill and then found there was more stairs to the lookout. 

The views were spectacular and certainly worth the effort of walking up there. I rested for awhile and took a photo or two before heading back down a different track as they have a Wrong Way Go Back sign. 

Half way down this track I came across another feeding wallaby but he was much shyer and scooted away as I got near. I got back to the car park about 09:00 and immediately went in search of breakfast at a little coffee shop in Coles Bay and I heard the first kiwi accent in a couple of weeks and it sounded strange, after being so used to it on the Gold Coast. 

Then I took a drive out to the Lighthouse at Cape Tourville and walked around the boardwalk there for some more spectacular views back into Wineglass Bay. 

On the way back I stopped in at Sleepy Bay and walked down to have a look, once again a lovely little spot. At Coles Bay I stopped in at the bakery for an early lunch and had another curried scallop pie, it was OK but not as good as the one on Bruny Island. I then stopped off at a few places within the national park for some photos including the Friendly Beaches which had a superb beach and there were actually people swimming although they looked a little chilly. The camp site there also looks like it would be a great spot to spend a few days. 

I got back to Bicheno mid-afternoon and had another look around the town including The Gulch and Blowhole. 

Then it was time to refuel the car and do a little shopping to tide me over for the rest of the trip. I went back to camp and found the tent still standing which is a good thing and had a relaxing afternoon repacking the back of the car, cleaning and repacking the fridge, charging various electronic devices and planing where to go for the last few days of my visit to Tassie. The clouds had started to come back over when I returned to Bicheno but there hadn't been any rain or wind, so I'm hoping I can get packed up in the morning before the next lot of rain comes through.