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...

Jan 30, 2010- Day Six Hobart to Terraleah Angie's alarm went off far too early, then mine 15 minutes later and finally Lachie's in order to time the showers. Everyone was ready in the opposite order with Angie feeling the need to tame her wild hair with a straightner. As only one lift was working Angie and I had to take the stairs to the top floor to find it. When we got downstairs there were a couple of people who were also going on our trip. Ang and I cha...