So I have been a bit of a slacker lately on my blog.. so here's a nice long one for all those who waited :) The past couple weeks have been a bit hectic, do you have to forgive me for not keeping up as well as I did when I first arrived. I moved into my residence (The Village--- I live in Wattle Court.. wohoo Wattle Wolves!) on the 4th of February. I was the first to arrive in my 5-bedroom flat, and it remained this way until the 7th. It was nice to have a pl...

Feb 3rd 2010- Day Ten Launceston Today was a pretty chill day.We had a nice lie in and recovered from the previous night's festivities.We wandered around the main streets of Launceston looking for a nice place to grab some brunch.After we perused some of the local shops (and picked up some water shoes for my Marine Biology field course) we headed back to the hotel. Lachie has "heaps" of family in Tassie, so he contacted his auntie who doesn't l...

Feb 2nd 2010 - Day 9 Cradle Mountain to Launceston Today we had a bit of a "lie in" (sleep in for all you North Americans!)It was much appreciated as I rolled out of bed and realized how much my muscles were aching!Then it was off to meet the devil after a breaky of muesli, yogurt and juice. The Tasmanian devil sanctuary was really interesting.We had a chance to wander around on our own and observe the wild devils in their own environment befor...

February 1, 2010- Day 8 Strahan to Cradle Mountain - The hike that became rock climbing! Another 7:30am morning.. but so worth it!It started at a slow-mo pace with a stroll along the beach just outside of Strahan.This is the longest stretch of ocean.The closest body of land along this latitude is South America; that's how far south I am!We spent about an hour wandering the beach and then hopped in our bus on our way to something a little more my speed… qu...

Jan 31, 2010 - Day Seven Terraleah to Strahan This morning we were up and at it with the sun, leaving our lodge by 7:30am.We had a quick continental style breaky and hit the road heading north along the west coast of Tassie. Our first stop was at Lake St. Clair, a glacial carved depression which is the deepest freshwater lake in Australia dropping to depths of 200m.Lake St. Clair is the source for the Derwent River which we travelled along yesterday.We s...