Slept like crap. Well I slept fine from like 20:30 to Dentist Time, then I was awake for hours then broken sleep after that. Sigh.
Slow start and out the door at 9:45.
Headed down to the train station to watch the train leave at 10:00 (10:03) which was pretty cool.
West Coast Wilderness Railway train at Regatta Point
Harbour at Strahan
Harbour and war memorial at Strahan
Then just headed north via Zeehan and listened to Diary of a Bookseller.
Had a pitstop in Rosebery and got some petrol.
Found the likely location of a mountain view that Dad had in one of his slides of Mount Murchison. Nowhere to stop and too many trees in the way for the same photo.
Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison
Tried to get out to see Murchison Dam but, terrorists. Hence, road closed. I hate people so much.
Murchison Dam Road - closed
But we were able to get out to Mackintosh Dam, which is nice enough but just an earth dam.
Mount Murchison
Mackintosh Dam
Mackintosh Dam
Mackintosh Dam
View from Mackintosh Dam
Mackintosh Dam
View from Mackintosh Dam
Mackintosh Dam
Also went and looked at Tullabardine Dam just up the road.
Tullbardine Dam
Tullbardine Dam
Continued north, making a detour into Waratah to see Waratah Falls. Had a picnic there of cheese and crackers and Tim Tams.
Stu at Waratah Falls
Waratah Falls
Waratah Falls
Waratah Falls
Philosopher Smith's Hut
Waratah Museum
Athenaeum Hall
Athenaeum Hall
Then we finished The Diary of a Bookseller. We relistened to the first chapter because I was so distracted the first time almost nothing sunk in. Then we swapped to Confessions of a Bookseller. It's got a different reader (Peter Kenny) - but he reads too quickly, I prefer the other dude (Robin Laing).
Got to the coast and turned left, and eventually got to Stanley.
Spirit of Hell-Yeh
Firefighting helicopter
Firefighting helicopter VH-ZRP over a bushfire near Crayfish Creek
Firefighting helicopter VH-ZGT
The Nut from Stanley Highway
Trethewies Lookout
The Nut from Trethewies Lookout
Stanley from Trethewies Lookout
Went up to the Visit Stanley lookout (but the big frame gets in the way of the platform lookout).
View of Stanley from Jimmy Lane Memorial Lookout
Model of a Boulton and Paul P9 aircraft used for the first flight across the Bass Strait
View of The Nut from Jimmy Lane Memorial Lookout #visitstanleytas
Me and Stu at Jimmy Lane Memorial Lookout
View of Stanley from Jimmy Lane Memorial Lookout
View of Stanley from Jimmy Lane Memorial Lookout
View of The Nut from Jimmy Lane Memorial Lookout
Then to the lookout near the heritage site that Dad got a photo from in 1971.
One of the buildings in Highfield Historic Site
The Nut and Stanley from Highfield Lookout
Stanley from Highfield Lookout
Penguin warning sign
Buildings in Stanley
Buildings in Stanley
Checked in then I went out for supplies. The supermarket here is *tiny*. Ended up with TV dinners again. Sigh.
The Nut at sunset from Stanley Seaview Inn
The Nut at sunset from Stanley Seaview Inn
The Nut at dusk from Stanley Seaview Inn
The Nut by night from Stanley Seaview Inn
Then gps/photos/blogging.
So as I went to heat up dinner, I put Stu's dinner in the microwave and closed the door. Bang. Then the lights on it went out. Sigh. So took his down to the microwave in the laundry and then went to reception to let them know. Did mine in the laundry as well.
Later when Stu went to have a shower there was no hot water. So went to reception again to let them know that yes a circuit had definitely tripped. The reset it for us and everything was well (although I haven't dared to try the microwave again). Lucky there was a group in there having dinner so reception was open later than usual otherwise that would have been annoying.
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