Wineglass Bay

Saturday evening of the camping trip, Simon and I hide in his ute to escape from the rain, and we ended up talking well into the night. I've seen a bit of him since then but hopefully we'll ride north this weekend to see the state...

I've spent the past few days hiking at Mt. Wellington and riding around the great roads in the Hobart area. Yesterday the weather cleared up and I drove out to Feycinet Peninsula. There are plenty of tourists here, and it's obvious why when hiking through the mountains and along the quiet, pristine beaches.

I camped at Cooke's Beach last night, which is in the running for best campsite of the trip! The bay was calm and secluded, with only a few other people (who were quite friendly, despite that common feeling I often experience between other campers/hikers of just wanting their space, peace and quiet) but plenty of wallaby's and we even saw a huge stingray hunting in the shallow waters.

In fact, I feel that I've been lucky with observing wildlife on my walks again this trip. I've watched a group of 4 massive yellow-tailed black cockatoos, crossed paths with a snake over 1 meter in length, and looked up to see a wedge-tailed eagle being chased away from a nest by a flurry of smaller birds.

I'm now enjoying the beauty of Wineglass Bay while I give my feet and knee a well-needed rest. The bottom of my arch has been giving me much grief for the past 5 or 6 days. I know I need to stop walking on it and give it a rest but there are so many good walks in Tassie that I want to do before I have to leave in 10 days...