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Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park April 17th 2014

The east coast of Tasmania is all about spectacular coastlines. We have been really lucky to have sunshine and temperatures which are suited to some long walks. Started at the Bay of Fires with its bright red rocks and whiter than white sand. Evidently it is lichen which causes the red. Next we headed further south to Freycinet National Park with its famous Wineglass Bay. Chose a perfect day for the 11 km Hazards Circuit which heads up and over a saddle along a steep path to Wineglass bay. At the top of the rise you are rewarded with spectacular views. Then on and down to the beach where I was brave enough to have a quick swim. The next section of the Circuit is across to Hazards beach which was calm and had beautiful blue ... read more
from Wineglass Bay lookout
Here goes on Wineglass Bay
Across the isthmus to Hazards Beach

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park December 30th 2011

Freycinet National Park tres beaux paysages. petite marche pour avopir une vue de Wineglass Bay (top 10 des plus belles plages du monde). puis coles bays et son eau turquoise! et Pour finir petit tour d'avion pour avoir une superbe vu de la peninsule ! tres belle journee dommage que le soleil n'etais pas toujours au rendez vous! La péninsule Freycinet est une grande péninsule de l'est de la Tasmanie, (Australie). Elle est située juste au nord de l'île Schouten, et englobe la zone du parc national Freycinet. lle doit son nom à l'explorateur français Louis de Freycinet.... read more
Freycinet National Park
Freycinet National Park
Wineglass Bay

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park September 16th 2011

I was up early and packed up my car. I headed up the east coast towards Freycinet National park which is home to Wineglass Bay. I lucked out with a sunny day but it wasn't that warm! Very windy too. I passed through some very cute little towns and stopped to take some pictures of the convict built spiky bridge. Many of the structures and roads in Tasmania were built by convicts. There is just so much history on this little island of Australia! The coast here is amazing. The colour of the water is so beautiful. I arrived in Bicheno and booked into the hostel there for the night and then drove out to Freycinet National park. I popped into the visitor center and bought my national park pass. I was also told that the ... read more
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nice coast
coast

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park December 26th 2010

19 - 25 December 2010 We arrived at the much anticipated Freycinet National Park two days earlier than planned for a couple of reasons but the main one being we were in need of water - the hot shower variety!! Packing up from Dora Point was a muddy affair and by the time we got to Freycinet a gurnie would have been more appropriate for this family of four. If truth be known, I was a little concerned to find out that a precious $2 coin bought only 4 minutes of the liquid gold. I had to scrub and polish two small human grubs (as well as a big one) in a very limited time frame. Believe me, I spent a while working out how I was going to maximise results in the most efficient process ... read more
Bruvvers!
Friends! xx
Picnic @ Friendly's

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park November 21st 2010

Nu ar det sondag kvall igen..veckan gar fort! forsokt plugga en del denna veckan, tentan narmar sig, men sa mycket annat man vill gora! Igar lordag hyrde vi en bil och akte mot Freycinet National Park som ligger pa ostkusten. Denna nationalpark ar kand for sina fina strander, bl.a. Wine Glass Bay (stranden ar formad som ett vinglas). Riktigt tur med vadret hade vi och hade stralande sol hela dagen, harligt! Pa kvallen sov vi over pa ett hostel i Bicheno, en liten stad strax norr om Freycinet. Pa kvallen gick vi ner till stranden och tittade pa pingviner som gick upp pa stranden for att mata sina ungar. Haftigt att se! Jattesota, sma pingviner, ca 40 cm stora, som kampade for att ta sig upp pa klipporna! svart att ta bilder dock, ville inte skramma ... read more
Vandringsganget med utsikt over Coles Bay
Wine Glass Bay
Jag med utsikt over wineglassbay

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park October 15th 2010

Today we woke to a wet and overcast day. We packed a picnic lunch and set off on our long drive to the Freycinet National Park. The first part of the drive took us out through the city and into the mountains. Much of the road wound around and up through the mountains and when the road levelled out we found ourselves driving parallel to a river. This was a very scenic drive. This part of the drive took you through farmlands of sheep and lambs grazing. Then we reached the town of Orford and turned east and headed out toward the coast, still passing a lot of grazing land with the ocean on one side and the green fields with tall mountains behind, on the other side. Everywhere you look in Tasmania is scenic and ... read more
Cafe at Swansea
Freycinet National Park
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Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park March 15th 2010

Mon 15th March 2010-03 Started off the day in Hobart. Said goodbye to the hotel Grand Chancellor and packed up the little Nissan Tiida before departing for Freycinet lodges. Refuelled at the BP garage near the airport and saw a Police bike and car dealing with the aftermath of a crash. Turned left at Sorrell and took the A3 north. Lovely drive of about200 km. Stopped off at Orford for a spot of brunch by a river and continued along to the peninsula. Had a lovely photo opportunity overlooking Oyster Bay where the original Aborigines were found. Eventually got to Freycinet lodges about 1400 hours and booked in. What a lovely place. The lodge was roomy air conditioned and peaceful guitar music playing as we entered. Great big shower and big bed. A cup of tea ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park March 14th 2010

As the plane came in to land at Launceston's small airport, my view over the northern part of Tasmania was one of rolling pastures, distant hills and a small town nestled at the side of a large river. Tasmania sits off the coast of Victoria, one hour's flying time from Melbourne. Roughly the size of Ireland, it's a compact place where Nick and I would spend six nights. We collected our hire car from the airport and set off east, to start a circular route that would take us along the east coast to Hobart, then up the west coast via Cradle Mountain. The first thing we noticed as we drove was the amount of roadkill. I'd heard stories from other people about the dangers of driving after dusk, but I wasn't prepared for just how ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park February 17th 2010

Camp site and ants in my... So the camp site or "Camp Beer" as I decided to call it because of its payment in beer was secluded in the middle of bush, surrounded by eucalyptus and gum trees. But there were dangers too. We were told to watch out for the ants Myrmecia pilosula to be exact - better known as the Jack Jumper ant or Hopper ant which is native to Tasmania. One of the world’s most deadly! It's estimated that 10 per cent of the Tasmanian population may be allergic to the Jack Jumper, with around 3 per cent suffering life threatening anaphylaxsis if attacked.. Although 3% may seem small, jack jumper ants cause more deaths in Tasmania than spiders, snakes, wasps, and sharks combined. So it was with this knowledge that the younger ... read more
Forgot my wine...Wineglass Bay
Wineglass Bay...the trainers
Wineglass Bay




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