Like many other places we've ended up this year, Tasmania was never on our original itinerary. However, after spending several weeks in Bolivia and Peru with a couple from there, we decided it'd be silly not to pop over for a few days since we were in Melbourne anyway, only an hour away. Arriving midweek, our friends met us at the airport and dropped us off at Cataract Gorge, giving us the chance to take short walk from there back into town with a few hours to explore Launceston that afternoon, which is the third oldest city in Australia (after Sydney and Hobart). Given that our favourite Aussie beers actually come from Tassie, and the tastiest ones of all from Boags, based in Launceston, we thought it would be rude not to visit the brewery. Sadly
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