TASMANIA - LAKE ST CLAIRE - 9 TO 10 MARCH 2022

 9 MARCH

LAKE ST CLAIRE

A cold night.

We walked down to the jetty and caught a speed boat/ferry to ECHO POINT on Lake St Claire. After a short ride, we were at the start of the track back to camp – 11 km. The track was mildly up and down through forests of various trees. The track surface was a little difficult to negotiate due the exposed tree roots and rocks. There were occasional views of the water. After a while, the track lost its excitement as it was more or less the same. Towards the end, we climbed a hill which was drier and dominated by bushed and eucalypts. There were a lot of birds in this area. The track joined on to the main trail and lead to the visitors’ centre. We had lunch there and wandered back to the camp.

10 MARCH

LAKE ST CLAIRE

Steve and Jerry left for Mount Field NP and we left for a kayak along part of the shoreline at Lake St Claire. There was a light wind and the water was very clear. It was so nice paddling along the shallow lake edge. The shore was mainly rocky with a few beaches. There was a river but I could only paddle up it a short distance.

TASMANIA - STRAHAN TO QUEENSTOWN TO LAKE ST CLAIRE - 7 TO 8 MARCH 2022

 

7 MARCH

STRAHAN TO QUEENSTOWN

Food

Stop for view break

Booked camp

Coffee/snack in town

Wander through the town. A great view straight up the main street.

MOUNT OWEN for a mountain bike ride. The tracks going to the top were a bit confusing as they crisscrossed over each other. I finally got to the short loop and had an awesome ride to the bottom. For me, very challenging and exciting. Great views!

IRON BLOW LOOKOUT – a big hole in the ground filled with water. Sounds bad but it looked nice.

HORSE TAIL FALLS hike – along a board walk traversing the steep hill edge. The water was barely flowing but the journey was worth it.

Bee sting – Sitting, reading, got up, wham step on a bee bare foot, hurty.

8 MARCH

QUEENSTOWN TO LAKE ST CLAIR

NELSON FALLS hike – rainforest boardwalk beside creek to a very beautiful waterfall.

DONERTYS HILL hike – wide trail to track, steps and a platform on top of the hill – views 360 of mountains, forest and Franklin River.

FRANKLIN NATURE TRAIL hike– a loop track/boardwalk through rainforest beside the Franklin and Surprise River.

LAKE ST CLAIRE – camp, walk along lake edge, stroll through water no cold, echidna, snack at Visitors Centre, cold afternoon.