Freycinet 2

Well, as we were her on the Freycinet peninsula we thought we'd better check out the key drawcard, Wineglass Bay.

The plan was to walk up to the lookout and then walk down to the beach before returning the same way.

Well here are the pics of the bay from the lookout and, despite it being an overcast day, it is a beautiful sight.

This one shows Karen resting (we were both stuffed) at the lookout itself. As you can see, we weren't alone.

Where are the pics from the beach? Well, the trek UP to the lookout involved some eleventy billion steps (which had to be negotiated on the way down as well) and there was no way my knees were going to be in the game when it involved a further eleventy billion steps DOWN to the beach before coming back, so I cried halt and we made our way back to the carpark. Wimp? Probably, but those steps were a killer even if the view was worth it.

On a positive note, the track was well maintained and you can see where they have spent the mney they get from the access fees.

Back at the carpark we had a sandwich and a coffee and Karen made a friend of a local padmelon. This little beast was so tame you could stroke it as long as it thought it might get some food. No joy with us on that count though.

 We trundled back up the track and stopped off at Honeymoon Bay. No idea why it is called that, but it is a beaut spot.

Can you see the sunshine on the OTHER side of the bay?

We ended our tourist approach with a visit to the Bicheno blow hole. Quite an impressive sight and it would have been even funnier if I had managed to capture "Terry" who was just out of shot on the left but who got soaked by the spray.

The day closed with a beer in the Bicheno Beachfront Hotel (lovely) and then a couple more back at theHTC.