This morning we have a 2hr drive to Freycinet National Park, to see Wineglass Bay, one of the "can't miss" sights in Tasmania. From Campbeltown we take the Lake Leake Highway, which turns out to be one of Foxy's favourite drives so far. A good road surface, fairly wide, inclines and corners and no cliffs to worry about on either side!

At Wineglass Bay we stop at the visitor centre to pay our national park fee again. It's very busy - full of tourists. In the walks carpark there's a little wallaby mummy and baby, and Foxy gets a fantastic photo (see photos...). The wallaby must be his spirit animal - they love him!

It's a 1.5 hr walk up to the Wineglass Bay lookout and back, and there's a lot of tourist traffic! It's a total contrast to our walk in the Narawntapu National Park yesterday, but we get some good photos. The path up uses local pink granite for the steps, reminding me of beautiful Jersey :) It's a cloudy day, so the view at the top is (whisper it) slightly underwhelming... But on the other hand, we're glad it's not baking sunshine while we're walking up. The sand is white and the sea is still an incredibly turquoise blue, even with the grey skies above.



Having looked out upon Wineglass Bay, we trot back down the path to the carpark, and drive to Honeymoon Bay. This is quieter, and beautiful, with lots of spots to sit on the rocks and gaze out at the sea. Finally, we drive a long and winding narrow road up to Cape Tourville Lighthouse. This lighthouse was always mechanical and, without a house below it, "it's not a very lighthouse-y lighthouse", as Alex puts it.

On our way back to Swansea, where we're staying tonight, we make a detour to Bicheno beach for the blowhole, which is great fun!

In Swansea we check-in to our hostel for tonight. It's one of our most expensive stays in Tasmania (or in Australia, as it happens); there's isn't much choice of budget accommodation around here, so they have a monopoly. We're surprised to be handed our sheets to make our bed (even the cheapest of cheap hostels usually do that for their guests..). The unsmiling owner then gives us codes for our "free wifi" (valid for an hour. Additional codes at $6/hour). Finally, we discover in the kitchen that they have "pay-as-you-go" hobs. So that's new. So angry are we at these hidden charges (minimal and reasoned though they may be) that we rethink our dinner plans. Instead of roasted veg, we have soup and toast, because the microwave and toaster are free to use! A bottle of local Devil's Corner Sav Blanc, a game of Scrabble and watching Murray reach the quarterfinals and we're feeling alright with the world once more.

AB