We woke up in our cosy cabin this morning and jumped straight in the showers, so that we could get away for another day of exploring. We all sat around the table to eat our breakfast, packed up the car and then drove in to town.
Stanley is a really small place, and is in the shadow of a huge hill called 'The Nut'. Apparently, it was formed 13 million years ago when lava erupted from the ground. However it was formed - did it have to be so steep? We parked at the base and ignored the chair lift, (which cost $10 return), to walk to the top. The views from the top were amazing... right out over the North coast of Tasmania. From the North West of Tasmania, not far from where we were stood, there is nothing but ocean between you and the coast of Argentina... how cool is that?
When we'd made it back to the car we left Stanley and drove on to a place called Boat Harbour Bay, which was AMAZING! Everywhere in Tasmania is beautiful, but this was something else! It was a stunning beach that ran into a crystal blue sea - and it was surrounded by fields. It was like the prettiest UK countryside, surrounding a Caribbean beach - it was fantastic! Because it was about lunch time (and plus we're ALWAYS hungry) we had a little picnic on the side of the beach. Afterwards I went off rock climbing and for a paddle in the sea, which was surprisingly warm.
This afternoon we headed for Ulverstone, which is just outside of Devonport and, where we had already planned to stop for the night. On the way we passed by Table Cape lighthouse, which had more amazing views of the North coast (we've been spoiled for views in Tasmania). Afterwards we stopped in a small town called Penguin. There wasn't much there - but there was a giant statue of... believe it or not... a penguin. It was obviously a real novelty at first - but that has now worn off, because the penguin was filthy - it was covered in bird poo! Nikki and Steve did some food shopping in a town called Bernie and then we made it to our Big 4 campsite.
Our caravan is great, we think it was rescued from the 60's! It's yellow and white, with a dodgy flowery lino floor and mustard leather sofas - but hey, it's home (for the night). We all did some washing, which we hung out in the glorious sunshine and then went for a walk along the beach that runs along the back of our site. Afterwards we had noodles with vegetables for our tea and then kicked back and relaxed with a couple of beers... heaven!
Tasmania: relaxed atmosphere, beautiful countryside and stunning beaches... this place ROCKS!
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