Australia 2020 - Day 10 - Strahan-Cradle Mountain
Saturday
Today we have had the rain that was forecast yesterday, even the barman says "you must be feeling at home with this weather" Not torrential rain but fine rain that soaks you through, and obscures the scenery, which is a shame.
Our first stop of the day was at Henty sand dunes which are the largest dunes in Tasmania, 15 km long reaching heights of 30 meters, great for sand-boarding and ATV's. The sea is actually about 6 km away, we could see the huge waves from a nearby lookout.
We drove through a couple of one horse towns looking for some supplies for our next two nights in room only accommodation but couldn't find anything suitable, we may be living on crisps and Tim Tams?
We arrived at The Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village at lunchtime and checked into our cabin, it's a bit like a very small Center Parcs without any of the activities but it is very close to the Cradle Mountain National Park.
We refueled with a couple of meat pies, took the bus to Ronny Creek and did a 5.5 km walk on a boardwalk, Col estimated there were 25,000 boards.
A pleasant walk even in the rain, the highlight seeing a couple of wombats.
16,000 steps, 6 miles
Today we have had the rain that was forecast yesterday, even the barman says "you must be feeling at home with this weather" Not torrential rain but fine rain that soaks you through, and obscures the scenery, which is a shame.
Our first stop of the day was at Henty sand dunes which are the largest dunes in Tasmania, 15 km long reaching heights of 30 meters, great for sand-boarding and ATV's. The sea is actually about 6 km away, we could see the huge waves from a nearby lookout.
We drove through a couple of one horse towns looking for some supplies for our next two nights in room only accommodation but couldn't find anything suitable, we may be living on crisps and Tim Tams?
We arrived at The Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village at lunchtime and checked into our cabin, it's a bit like a very small Center Parcs without any of the activities but it is very close to the Cradle Mountain National Park.
We refueled with a couple of meat pies, took the bus to Ronny Creek and did a 5.5 km walk on a boardwalk, Col estimated there were 25,000 boards.
A pleasant walk even in the rain, the highlight seeing a couple of wombats.
16,000 steps, 6 miles
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