It's
been a long day of travel. The alarm
went off at 6:20 am. Showered, up and on
the road with no coffee as nothing opens that early. We were rewarded with a treasure hunt as fog began to burn off and the sun streamed through
unabated. We drove through pastoral
lands filled with sheep, cows and little horses. It was magical; again reminding me of Narnia. The fields are all yellowish to time of year,
a pastel yellow, and with the frost they looked soft.
3 hours later we were in Melbourne and we stopped
at the hotel we stayed at the first night and will be staying at again on
Monday night to leave a bag, then onto the airport.
The flight
to Tassie was short, 43 minutes. Got our
car and started to Cradle Mountain. Lots
of clouds, but breaks of sun and a hope of clearing tonight!
We arrived
just about 5PM with sunset scheduled for 5:30 and last light at 6. We checked in, asked where we could for for a
quick look at the mountain and off we zoomed.
Wow!! What treats we
encountered. They sent us to Cradle
Mountain Lodge where they have some walks.
First thing we saw were people in the field across from the lodge. We mounted up the big lens and headed over to
see what they were seeing.
Wombats!!
Jackpot!
Shoot away!
We
chatted with some people who told us we might like the Enchanted Walk right near
the lodge. It is a 20 minute loop through
some very old forest. Also, supposedly there is a platypus in the lake. We looked, but didn't see the platypus.
The Enchanted
Walk was just that! Again, feeling like we
were in a movie....Lord of the Rings, Narnia, or Harry Potter. We met a woman who reminded me so much of Luna
Lovegood, she could have been her!
The forest
was beyond any that we've ever walked through before. Serious rain comes to this area and the moss
and the lichen was top notch. The
feeling within the trees was magical; as if elves or fairies might appear at
any moment. What did appear was a blacks
stripped wallaby and rock wallabies as well as a pademelon. The darn pademelon was too quick and we
missed the shot. Never-the-less, the
walk was extraordinary and we were out until all the light had vanished!!
Enjoy!
Cheri and John
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| Black Striped Wallaby |
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| Cradle Mountain |
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| Wombat |
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