Actually slept ok! Well, once I got to sleep, stoopid restless legs. Looked at my phone at what I thought was going to be around 3, and it was 6:22.. winning!
Sunrise over The Nut
Leisurely start and out the door around 9:30.
It was a bit hazy but we went to The Nut first (after a quick drive down to the wharves).
Fairly large carpark under The Nut, but it was nice and empty when we got there. I'd hate to think of the queues in summer. $38 for the two of to go up and back on the ski lift (no seriously it's an actual ski lift). Stu's first time on one!
Me and Stu on The Nut Chairlift
At the top we had a good long anticlockwise wander around the loop circuit and saw a whole mob of pademelons which were very cute.
Stanley docks from Highland Lookout
Tatlows Beach from Highland Lookout
Stanley from Highland Lookout
Stanley from Highland Lookout
Stanley Hotel from Highland Lookout
Stanley Seaview Inn from Highland Lookout
Highfield Historic Site from Highland Lookout
Godfreys Beach from Highland Lookout
The Nut Summit Circuit
Pademelon on The Nut Summit Circuit
Pademelon on The Nut Summit Circuit
Stanley docks from Fisherman's Wharf Lookout
Stanley docks from Fisherman's Wharf Lookout
Cliffs of The Nut from Rocky Cape Lookout
Trig station at the top of The Nut
Stu on The Nut
Stanley from The Nut
Then back down the chair lift.
Flowers at the base of The Nut
Wherein Stu went and got a coffee and I walked a third of the way back up the track to find where Dad took his photos in 1971. Got one, but the other (you guessed it) is obscured by trees.
View north from the walkway up to The Nut
Next we headed out to Rocky Cape and its lighthouse and a beach or two.
Port Latta jetty
Firefighting helicopter over a bushfire near Crayfish Creek
Rocky Cape Lighthouse
Shoreline at Rocky Cape Lighthouse
Shoreline and view to Table Cape from Rocky Cape Lighthouse
Rocky hill at Rocky Cape Lighthouse
Shoreline at Rocky Cape Lighthouse
Rocky Cape Lighthouse
Rocks at Rocky Cape
Rocks and view to The Nut at Rocky Cape
Then out to Table Cape Lookout.
North coast of Tasmania
View towards Wynyard from Table Cape
View towards Fossil Bluff from Table Cape
Air navigation facility at Table Cape
And Table Cape Lighthouse.
Table Cape Lighthouse
Flowers growing on Table Cape (very rich soil here)
Flowers and Table Cape Lighthouse
Then down into Wynyard. Wynyard is the biggest place we've been since Hobart a week ago. It even has a Woollies!! We had a beer and a late lunch (only just got in before the kitchen closed around 14:30). I had pork belly and salad which was actually really good.
Wynyard jetty
Shipping container hotel (Coastal Pods) at Wynyard
Yellow foliage in Wynyard
Table Cape from Wynyard
Inglis River in Wynyard
Then headed back to Stanley.
Fonterra dairy
Stanley Presbyterian Church
Picked up some beer and ice cream for dinner, although the ice cream was never going to have any chance of lasting till after beers, so we had those as soon as we got back. Well, after I put on a load of washing ($3 for a load of washing, $4 for the dryer).
So washing/ice cream/drying/beer/watching The Nut in the sun from the balcony/talking to the three bikie brothers staying next door/gps/photos/blogging.
The Nut from Stanley Seaview Inn
The Nut at dusk from Stanley Seaview Inn
Then just wasted time on the internet til bed time (21:00). Even though I have plenty of other things I could be doing. I'm hopeless.
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