Freycinet National Park

We spent our last 3 nights in Tasmania at Freycinet National Park which is a 20 mile long peninsula extending into the Coral Sea. It reminds us a little of Arcadia NP but the pink granite mountains( 2000') are more rugged, the coastline has imposing cliffs and there are numerous long white sand beaches.

We did a great hike over the ridge to Wineglass Bay. Photo at left is view of the beach and bay from the ridge. Down on the beach we encountered friendly Wallabies looking for lunch, and little black Australians robins with brilliant scarlet breasts.

On the trail we encountered a venomous Tiger Snake..first venomous snake I've ever seen in the wild. As the snake bite kit was back in the cottage, it was fortunate that the snake slithered off the trail rather than attacking.
Our spacious cottage was perched on a high bluff with magnificent views of Oyster Bay and the beach below. The prices was only $US 140/nt !

The local cuisine in Freycinet was excellent, either fresh local seafood or lamb from local ranches. I had the best lamb ever..and it was one of the cheapest items on the menu.
View of Coral Sea from on of the lookouts in the park.

This is a magnificent vacation area..too bad its 9500 miles from Boston.

Thursday we fly to Melbourne and then drive northwest to Ballarat, which was center of 1850 Australian gold rush, and then on to another national park, Grampians, known for its abundance of wildlife.