09 Feb : Port Arthur --> Cape Raoul --> Bicheno
+Jill and I got up before 8am, packed the car, grabbed some breakfast to go, and drove over to the carpark at Tasman National Park which starts on private land and has two walks using the same starting path. On the way to the carpark, a peacock decided to cross the road in front of us! And we were the first car in the parking lot! Pick any spot...
We
walked over 4 miles to the end of Cape Raoul without seeing anyone
else. If it wasn't Saturday, we probably wouldn't have seen anyone on
the return either. Since it was a weekend, we did bump into 3 other
groups on the almost 9 mile journey. This area is yet another gorgeous
place to see.
Unfortunately on the walk with about 2 miles to go, Jill took a tumble and seemed pretty concerned about her wrist or hand. I didn't see what happened, but let's just say that she screamed a 4-letter word upon impact to the ground. So that says something given her experience. She also had some pretty serious scratches from the fall. Ouch.
Unfortunately on the walk with about 2 miles to go, Jill took a tumble and seemed pretty concerned about her wrist or hand. I didn't see what happened, but let's just say that she screamed a 4-letter word upon impact to the ground. So that says something given her experience. She also had some pretty serious scratches from the fall. Ouch.
After
a late lunch, we drove up the coast so we could do yet another walk
involving Wineglass Bay (no wine involved unfortunately)... We're
staying in a town that's pretty famous for a penguin "parade" so a
9:30pm tour was part of the day. This made for a LONG day but we did get
to see a lot of penguins at various stages of making their way up the
beach to their burrows. They wouldn't allow any photos, but we are
requesting some from the company which they said they would provide.
It was also a great sky night. The sunset was superb and the stars were really visible on the penguin walk. Quite a treat.