On the move again today, leaving Hobart and moving further along the coast to Strahan.
It was an interesting journey, if rather long .
Our morning tea stop this morning (well we are in Australia) was enjoyed in the 'historic town of Hamilton'. It was a really sweet place, just a ribbon settlement really but very pretty. There was a really amazing cafe called 'Wild fennel'; going inside you were met by the wonderful smell of freshly baked bread. The coffee was excellent and the sausage rolls amazing.
The local shops were interesting and the people very pleasant. A really enjoyable stop.
Travelling on we kept seeing stretches of long quite large pipes running along the side of the road. Of course we had to find out what they were about and discovered the Tarraleah Hydro-electric development. This power plant was developed in the 1930's to utilise the water from Lake St Clair and the Derwent River to meet the increasing demands for power.
Driving on through come amazing countryside we took our lunch stop in the St Clair National Park. Lots of interesting signs about animals on the road- natural hazards and about the various walks in the area. Also warnings about snakes! We didn't see any but we're lucky enough to see an echidnas snuffling about in the leaves, quite sweet.
Travelling on, next stop some geology, when at Gormaston we found the Iron Blow an enormous crater now filled with water from which copper had been extracted. The Rocks were the most amazing colours- from yellows through copper, orange to brown.
In the rain we travelled on, stopping at the little town of Queenstown. Interesting architecture but apart from the supermarket everywhere was closed.
Finally the road wound down towards the bay and the town of Strahan. It looks to be an interesting little place and our accommodation at Risby Cove seems very comfortable.