Blogs from Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Tasmania is stunning. Fact, no ifs, buts or maybes it just is. Having lived in the fair green isle for a couple of years during my nomadic childhood it has stayed in my memory as my favourite temporary home and The Overland Track through the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area has been firmly on my bucket list for years. Routinely up there as one of the top long distance walks in the world it is also one of the most accessible. 65kms over 6 days from Ronny Creek in the north to Lake St Claire in the south, it can easily be extended by a day or more with side trips, stay overs and a walk around Lake St Claire to Cynthia Bay. During those 6 days you get to walk through alpine ... read more

Salut tout le monde ! Alors ou en étions nous ?? Ça fait bien deux semaines que je n'ai pas donné de nouvelles. Tout ça pendant les fêtes, enfin les fêtes... Disons qu'elles ne se sont pas exactement passées comme d'habitude ! Mais avant d'aborder ce sujet, reprenons là ou je vous ai laissé, chez Carl et Ros, nos woofers, un bed and breakfast dans la contrée la plus au sud de la Tasmanie. Sur leur terrain, trois maisons. La principale, celle dans laquelle ils vivent actuellement et accueille les touristes, la deuxième, quasi finie, qui sera à terme leur maison, c'est d'ailleurs là ou nous avons logé et enfin 3 cabanes qui une fois terminées, seront réservées au woofer. Après avoir creusé des trous dans le jardin, retapé un toit, construit une cuisine, déménagé des ... read more

During my time at Cradle Mountain, I did a walk to Dove Lake in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park and what a beautiful walk :) Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania (Australia), 165 km northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begins. Major features are Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff in the northern end, Mount Pelion East, Mount Pelion West, Mount Oakleigh and Mount Ossa in the middle and Lake St Clair in the southern end of the park. The park is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.... read more

Enjoyed the day long trip to see Cradle Mountain. Unfortunately it rained hard all day so our view of the mountsin was very limited. But still all in all enjoyed all the stops along the way and the view anyways.... read more

Day trip to Cradle Mountain... read more

'It is acknowledged even by all the rival colonies that of all the colonies Tasmania is the prettiest… may be said of the small island that, go where you will, the landscape that meets the eye is pleasing, whereas the reverse of this is certainly the rule on the Australian continent. And the climate of Tasmania is by far pleasanter than that of any part of the mainland... Everything in Tasmania is more English than is England herself.' (Australia and New Zealand, by Anthony Trollope, 1873) This is why Tasmania was always on my list of things I definitely wanted to see when arrived in Australia. I’ve since discovered other interesting things about the place: Mainland Australians use Tassie as the butt of all jokes, namely they are a bunch of red-necked, convict-bred, incestuous simpletons. I ... read more