having said that, yes, the Hazards are spectacular and so are the beaches - but the way the businesses swan around there, for instance the accommodation prices are outrageous! but I eventually found a room at the YHA for $80... a bare but cosy bunk room that I didn't have to share! the kitchen was really clean and lounge was cosy and the shower was piping hot! I even managed to get the TV working even tho there was no remote!! even tho it was bluddy cold, the doona was sooo toasty and warm, so I really enjoyed my stay there...
the ride to the Bay was another fairly easy day - not so hilly except for Cherry Tree Hill. 62km. I had a very friendly and tasty Devonshire Tea at the Pondering Frog - he gave me lots of information about Coles Bay and also Bicheno.
Still the wind comes from behind - I love it - but know for sure - surely!! that things will change...
the road into Coles Bay is really thickly forested after one gets past the Wineglass Bay Winery that is for sale - the rows of vines are all dead and I saw a turkey with 3 or 4 chicks poking around the sticks... in the scrub, the little birds tweeting - there are so many Superb Blue Wrens - so cute twitching around - as well as the Grey Fantails - then the raucous Yellow Wattlebirds adding to the mix. There are still plenty I cannot identify... and then I saw a couple of echidnas - too close to the road, but like most, they took no notice of me!
Once I unloaded Hennie at the YHA, I thought I would go for a ride around the bay, but the weather had turned - and the wind had picked and the rain was a tweak about freezing - I rode about 50m but turned around and skedaddled back to the cosy room!
but I did venture down to the Tavern and found Mushroom Filo parcels and a red wine - plus a really yummy Pear & Rhubard crumble to finish up... much nicer than baked beans and toast!!
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| from the top of Cherry Tree Hill |
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| old shed in dry paddock, looked more like Sth Aust than Tasmania |
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| Great place to stop for devonshire tea - scones and tea yummy |
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| don't think much wine is going to come out of here |
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| another echidna that just doesn't want to know |
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| The Hazards |
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