Blogs from Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania

J'adore ! superbe paysages wombat, kangourou, echidna, ornithorinque et plein d'autres. superbe rando jusqu'au sommet de la montagne Cradle (1545m) qui nous aura pris 6h et demi avec quelques break !!!!... read more

Hej allihopa! Hoppas ni haft en bra helg hemma! Jag har haft en mycket bra vecka. 3 dagars psyk och i torsdags o fredags var jag och Carro pa studiebesok pa Ambulans-verksamheten pa Tasmanien. Pa torsdagen var jag pa flyget och Carro i bil och sen bytte vi pa fredagen. Fick ju inte akutkursen termin 6 sa var intressant och larorikt att fa folja med i ambulansen. Fick se en misstankt hjartinfarkt och en misstankt stroke/TIA. Var valdigt roligt att fa folja med upp i planet, dock inte sa akuta fall, mest transport, men fick flyga till Melbourne och over hela tasmanien, riktigt coolt! Fick aven sitta framme hos piloten 2 resor=) verkar roligt att jobba som paramedic (akutsjukvardare) men pilot verkar inte sa dumt det heller...David, killen jag gick med var jatteschysst. Han fixade sa ... read more

Today we drove down to the Information Centre at the Cradle Mountain National Park. We left the car there and caught the shuttle bus down to Dove Lake. Dove Lake is a beautiful lake that sits below Cradle Mountain. The view was spectacular, a beautiful lake with majestic mountains behind that were dotted with snow. Steve and I hiked around the perimeter of Dove Lake. It took us about three hours. It was a lovely walk, half of which is on wide gravel level paths and wooden boardwalks and half of which is rugged steep and rocky. When we returned from our walk we visited a lovely waterfall and then went for a walk through the Wilderness Art Gallery. Later in the day we drove to Launceston. We stopped along the way to visit the Raspberry ... read more

Day 306 - Waratah to Cradle Valley We enjoyed a great nights sleep after our whistle stop tour down the west coast yesterday. It was great fun along the way and we at least feel we’ve seen enough to satisfy our curiosity! The spot we picked in such a rush when arrived in Waratah yesterday is great and we got to watch the playful platypus in the river again this morning. They don’t seem the slightest bit worried by humans or the dawning light. The Camps 5 ref is TAS 180 and we’d highly recommend a stay here if for no other reason than to see the platypus! It worked well as a base for our West Coast adventure too plus of course there are the features of Waratah itself like the beautiful waterfall which is ... read more

Sorry it’s taken so long to get back to the blog! Don’t worry though, just a few more blog entries to the thrilling conclusion of our Australia trip! Saturday, November 14 was the 4th day of our Tasmania tour. But it was like beginning a whole new tour because we were now following the lead of a new tour guide! Unfortunately things started a bit behind, our new tour guide showed up a bit late. When he finally made it though, things got rolling. First we found ourselves in Sheffield. This was a tiny tour, but its main attraction was an annual mural contest. The town also had tons of permanent murals on many of the local buildings, which were really cool to see. That afternoon we arrived at Cradle Mountain. We checked in our stuff ... read more