Well today started much more pleasantly with no overnight rain, making packing the tent up a better experience. I left Queenstown pretty early as I wanted to make it to Lake St Clair before 9 am where they have a ferry which runs the length of the lake and back. I got there about 08:30 but found that they didn't have enough people to fill the ferry so it wasn't going to run, forcing me to do some exercise and go one some of the short walks. It was overcast and chilly when I left but gradually the clouds receded and the wind dropped off to leave a very nice walking temperature. One of the walks was called Platypus Bay Circuit, so I thought I may finally get to see a platypus in the wild but I failed dismally. I went back to the Visitor Centre to get a coffee at the Cafe but it was full of a couple of bus loads of tourists, so I moved onto the the little cafe at the servo in Derwent Bridge and had a wonderful homemade pie.
I followed the Lyle Highway south, stopping off to look at a few lakes and dams on the way before turning off to Mount Field National Park.
Russel Falls camp ground looked nice so I made a plan to come back to it for the evening. Then it was onto Lake Pedder and the Gordon Dam. Unfortunately the clouds had started to come over so the scenery wasn't as bright as it could have been, but it was still pretty spectacular.
Then it was back to Russell Falls for the evening where I was going to sleep in the swag under the awning until I checked the weather and found that showers were forecast so I put the swag in the little tent under the awning so I should stay dry for the evening. I cooked dinner and chatted to a few people around the campfire but ended up turning in pretty early.
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