Tassie as it is affectionately known to Australians, was absolutely beautiful. The island is filled with national parks, many of them designated as World Heritage Sites. We spent three days in Cradle Mountain National Park, three days in Freycinet and one in Hobart. After landing in Hobart, we picked up our rental and drove to Cradle Mountain (they drive on the left side over in Australia). We saw a lot of cows, sheep, and horses. The rolling hills reminded David of Ireland. Other parts looked a lot like wine country in California (in fact there are many vineyards in Tassie). There was plenty of wildlife to see: Pademelons, Wallabees, colorful parrots and other species of birds. Our accomodations in Cradle Mountain were quite fancy, complete with jacuzzi tub. Unfortunately, we did very little hiking in Cradle Mountain because the days were so dreary, cloudy and rainy. David was also fighting off a horrible cough which kept him up every night. So we took it easy, we went to a photograph exhibit, a honey tasting and did a short hike to a lake and boathouse and visited Waldheim Chalet.
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i like what u 2 have done with the blogger! i especially enjoy your flash picture slide shows! good work! and lastly, it looks u both had a fun time!
love, mary
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