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.

TASMANIA - ROSEBERY TO STRAHAN - 3 TO 6 MARCH 2022

 3 MARCH

ROSEBERY TO STRAHAN

We drove to the track Head at Oonah Hills. The best mountain bike ride I’ve ever had. A long climb to the top and an awesome downhill along groomed tracks – wide berms, steep berms, long flowy sections, ups and downs and steep speed runs. The terrain changed from low shrubbed hilltop to thick myrtle forest.

Next was the Spray Tunnel. A pretty drive with a long disused mining train tunnel to walk through.

We stopped at Zeehan for lunch at a café and drove to Strahan.

Before checking in we drove along the waterfront – pretty.

4 MARCH

STRAHAN

A lazy day riding our bikes through the town. We checked out the waterfront and stopped at a number of shops and brought some wood souvenirs and rain jackets.

5 MARCH

STRAHAN

A drive to Ocean Beach and a wander along the beach. Water warm.

Next, Macquarie Head. A rough gravel road with some nice views along the way.

A bike ride on the Ocean Beach track. Easy and fun. A Tasmanian Tiger Snake on the path close to the beach. A wander along the beach.

An open-air play – ‘The Ship That Never Was’ – It was fun with a lot of audience participation.

A banquet dinner at View 42 with a nice bottle of wine. The weather changed to strong wind and rain.

6 MARCH

STRAHAN

We woke to clear skies and a little windy.

A cruise today along Macquarie Harbour – Macquarie Heads, Hells Gate, hike around Sarah Island, Gordon River and Rainforest Walk. They were all good and the boat was great. Food a little ordinary.