We had a quiet and peaceful night at Rosie's Inn. Heaps better than the quirky Junction motel. After resupplying in town we headed for Mount Field National Park. Found a nice little campsite down the back then went for a stroll to Russell Falls. We didn't really do very much it was pretty cold, coats and beanies. So we had an early night.
Mount Field campsite
Walk to Russell Falls
Russell Falls
11th Jan
We planned to do the Alpine walk today as the forecast was for warm weather, unfortunately due to the Gell River fire the Lake Dobson road was close so we changed our plans and did the Tall trees and Lady Barron Falls walk. In the afternoon we relaxed around camp then attended the ranger bushfire update. As the weather was going to be hot and windy the walks in the Alpine area were closed. We decided to move in the morning to Bruny Island. At sunset we walked to Russell Falls again to see the glow worms and do a bit of light painting.
Bushfire update
Water bomber
Bent tree fern
Lady Barron Falls walk
Lady Barron Falls
Light painting on Russell Falls
Russell Falls at Dusk
Light Painting Russell Falls
Tall Trees Walk
Westerway Station
12th Jan
Packed up and headed towards Kettering to catch the ferry across to Bruny Island, stopped in at New Norfolk trash and treasure market on the way and stocked up on supplies at the supermarket. Just caught the 2:00 ferry across to Bruny Island and set up camp on the Neck which is close to a beautiful deserted beach.
Bruny Island ferry
13th Jan
Decided to stay at this camp ground for a few nights and travel around the north part of Bruny Island. We spent all morning wandering along the beach at Dennes Point. The water was warm and clear, the sand was white and soft, and the weather was perfect. "Bliss."
In the afternoon we stopped at the quarantine station and walked the interpretation tour, which took us around all the buildings that are still standing. As and added bonus we saw some Quolls who didn't realise they are supposed to be nocturnal creatures. At first we thought it was a cat laying in the grass until we took a closer look at its head. Which is pointy, and it had spots. On the way back to camp we stopped in at the Cheese, Bread, Beer Brewery for some well earned refreshments.
Dennes Point
Dennes Point
Quarantine Station
Quoll
And again
Delicious
14th Jan
In the morning we walked the Cape Queen Elizabeth track to Moorina Bay then drove to Alonnah General store for supplies but found that it was crap and expensive, fortunately the only pub on the island was just across the road so we stopped in there for a drink before heading down to Cloudy Beach to check out the campsites. On the way back we stopped in at the Bruny Hotel for tea then went back to our campsite at the neck and then walked 2 km along the beach to the rookery where penguins and the shear waters come in at dusk. We didn't realise the beach was closed and the ranger gave us a stern talking to. She was only about 12 years old and told us we had to walk home along the road in the dark. We agreed to do that and then found another track onto the beach and walked back to camp. On the way we noticed the breaking waves were glowing in the dark. It was the bioluminescence we had been hearing about. When we got back to camp Ken grabbed his camera and took some shots but wasn't very successful in capturing it. It was an amazing sight.
Moorina Bay
Moorina Bay
Moorina Bay
The Neck beach
Neck beach Sunset
Not sure what this lunatic thinks he's doing.
Glowing sea
15th Jan
We packed up camp at the Neck and set up at Cloudy Beach Corner campsite which is very peaceful as the only access is via the beach and the Wicked campers cannot get here without getting stuck. We relaxed at camp in the afternoon catching up on some reading and then headed to Adventure Bay to try and see some more bioluminescence. Unfortunately it had moved on, but another lovely evening and we watched the lightning over the bay in the distance. The 40 minute trip took us an hour and half on the way home as there was Pademelons, Wallabies and other unidentified hopping creatures everywhere, there was that many it was like a slalom course. (Ken was so used to dodging creatures when he saw a rabbit on the road he missed it).
Bio during the day.
16th Jan
A late start then off to Jetty Beach to do a walk around the Peninsula, we did our good deed for the day by supplying a young fella with apple juice as he was having hypoglycemia episode due to his diabetes. We couldn't drive passed the Bruny Hotel on the way home and had to stop for a refreshing ale. Two other ladies who had left their husbands back at camp mooched onto the end of our table and it turned into a little more of a session than we had planned.
PS: There are a lot of March Flies, Mossies and Midgees here on the Island.
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