It
was really nice this morning to wake up knowing that we had nowhere
to go and all day to get there. As you would expect, it was a
leisurely start to the day.
We
eventually got to do the shopping and, before leaving Devonport, we
spent some time at the Bass Strait Maritime Centre. Before the days
of modern transport, all people and goods travelling between the
mainland and Tasmania had to travel by ship. That generated a rich
and interesting maritime history.
Having
travelled about 50 klms from Devonport, we are now camped in the
unpowered section of the Wings Wildlife Park campground. The
unpowered section consists of a large paddock bordered by the Leven
River and we are the only ones here. If it wasn't blowing a gale and
if we had fewer showers and if the temperature could get higher than
17 degrees, it would be idyllic, but it is still pretty special.
Unfortunately there is no phone reception which I suspect will be the
case in a lot of rural hilly Tasmania so the posting of the blog will
be intermittent.
This
afternoon, we checked out the nearby Preston Falls and did a tour of
the Gunns Plains Caves. As you would expect the falls are in a lovely
forest setting. The cave was as good as any we have seen. All the
usual stalagmites, stalactites, shawls, flowstone etc. Our seniors
cards are getting us concessional entry to the attractions we visit.
There are some advantages to getting old.
The
river beside our camp looks perfect for platypus and, sure enough,
they turned up late in the afternoon. They appear to be bigger than
those we have previously seen in North Queensland.
Tomorrow
we intend to explore the Leven Canyon. There appear to be a number of
interesting walks there.
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