After sleepingin again (bloody day light savings) we got away about 7:30 and headed up to Deviot for a photo of the sign.
From here up to Beaconsfield and on to Beauty Point to see the Platypus and Seahorses. The seahorses were worth it, the platypus and echidnas were OK. Geri has fallen in love with the Echidnas and wants to bring one home as a friend for Molly.
From here we travelled to Batman Bridge, but had no luck finding the cave. A local who also owns a couple of bikes helped us out by showing which roads we should take. We headed back to Launceston and up to Scottsdale, stopping at a lookout called the Sideling for lunch. Very pretty and bloddy cold, and only half way to Scottsdale. We have learnt quickly that while the distances between places might be short, it is a lot slower because of the winding roads.
We finally got to Ledgerwood, something I have been looking forward to for a long time. It was amazing.
While taking photos (which will be in the next posts) I got talking to a local called Russell who turned out to be the president of the restoration committee. He told us the story behind the carvings, the hassells they had with the council and the plans they have for the rest of the site. It is completely community driven, maintained and mostly funded. They were given the old railway site, which has been cleaned up and they have put in a memorial garden for those who have died in the area. The place is amazing and a must see in Tassie.
From there the plan was to go to Bicheno, but due to the time, ended up only making St. Helens. This was also due to the fact it had started raining again. The accommodation at the local pub on the sea front was like stepping back in the 50's, and it was all original, but clean and dry.
The food at the pub was fantastic and would go again just for this.
End of another fantastic day in Tassie.
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