Sad day!!!!!! Wrapped up the house, Denis picked us up and had our last breakfast in a wee place called Burnt Orange. Probably our favourite eating establishment in Sydney. It was 26 degrees in Sydney! probably the first day of Spring. Off to Melbourne!!! It was 7 degrees in Melbourne - still Winter there!!!... read more

Early start and trip to the airport to head to Launceston (4.30am start). Arrived in Launceston and immediately headed for our first destination – Cradle Mountain. Stopped of in a quaint wee town called Deloraine – this is where we saw our the platypus just cruising about the river. Quality spot. Then on we went up and up the mountain range. Cradle Mountain is absolutely teeming with wildlife. We went for a quick wee walk once we arrived and met our first Pandemelons – wee small wallaby things that look like furry basketballs. Next appeared the Wombats – they were everywhere. As a result there is wombat do-do everywhere. It is quite distinctive and looks like little mounts of brown coal scattered around the place. Oh and when Ciaran got back and took off his shoe ... read more