WEDNESDAY 10TH MARCH - HANNAH'S 10TH BIRTHDAY

 

Happy Birthday Hannah.Sorry we're not there to help you blow the trombone, sorry, I mean to blow out the candles.

 

Before leaving Mount Field this morning, we went to the Junee Cave Walk a walk which follows the Junee River upstream to the point where it emerges from a cave. Apparently the Junee Florentine karst system has the deepest two caves in Australia.

 

We also went up to the alpine area of Mount Field National Park and did the Lake Dobson walk. It was the first time that we clearly saw trout in all the waterways that we have explored.

 

The ski field is substantially higher in altitude than the point to which you can drive. Apparently intrepid Tasmanian skiers walk from the car park up to the ski fields with their gear before they can start skiing. I'll stick to Perisher thank you.

 

This afternoon, we made our way to the Derwent Bridge/ Lake St. Clair region where the Derwent starts as water escaping from Lake St Clair.

We are camped on the shores of Brady Lake, another very picturesque spot.

 

On the way, we passed a few hydro electric power stations including the Tarraleah station which is in the distance at the bottom of the pipes which apparently feed water to the turbines at a speed of 270 klms per hour.

We propose to do the Lake St Clair short walks tomorrow before heading further north.