Esperance - and yet another breakdown

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Esperance

Kalgoorlie

...still on the Nullabor

...on the Nullabor

Port Augusta

On our way to Perth on the Nullabor

Adelaïde

On our way to Adelaïde

Kingston

The Twelve Apostles and other sites...

Great Ocean Road

Lancefield - Kevin and Val's!

We are back in Lancefield o visit our friends Kevin and Val one last time before we carry on our trip. We were all happy to see each other again and they proposed us to work for them and clear out their garden. They said that we didn't have to accept, but we thought it would be good to work outside as the weather was great and we could make a couple of dollars which could help us. They were sooo happy with the work that their daughter in law asked us to work in her garden too!! Such a pity we didn't tak photos of the garden before we started woking in it, you couldn't have recognise it!!

Working hard!

Ta Da!!!

Bye bye Tassie!!!

Well we have finished working and we are leaving Tasmania.We didn't manage to get cheap tickets. We would've had to stay a few more days but we are fed up with being in Devonport and want to leave as soon as possible. We are going to visit Kevin and Val again before we carry on our Australian tour!!! Can't wait!!

we hate Devonport!!

Can't wait to cash our last pay and get away from Devonport. It's a really boring town, the weather isn't that great and we are fed up of picking apples.  Will be leaving soon anyway!!

Narawntapu National Park

As we have our day off today we thought we might go to Narawntapu N.P once more to see the wombats. Had a great day!

...still working hard!!

We are still working and it's really tiring. There is a guy that comes around every hour to chech out on our work it is quite frustrating.  Our back really hurts at the end of the day. Luckily there are free showers on the beachfront and there is HOT WATER!! It's great that we are able to take a hot shower after work. 

WORK!!

We started working today. We will be apple picking for about 15-20 days. The boss explained us how to work. He doesn't want any bruised fruit! The work is really hard as we have to carry a bag that is attached to our shoulders and fill it up with apples before we empy it into a bin. We must do not less than 10 bins a day!! Geeee, its going to be hard work. We get up at 6 oclock to start a 7 everyday and finish at 5pm.

Bloody bins!!

Lauceston - Cataract Gorge

Launceston's Cataract Gorge extends from the mouth of the South Esk river at King's Bridge and winds it's way up the river to the Trevallyn hydro electric dam 5 kilometres upstream.   About a 15 minute easy walk from the bridge  is the First Basin.  On the north side of the river is well constructed path that clings to the sheer rock face of the gorge.  There is a hiking track on the southern side of the gorge.  The track climbs very steeply to the top of the gorge. There is also a hiking track on the northern side of the gorge.

Latrobe

We got an email from mommy who knew that we were looking for places where we could spot platypuses and she told us that she had found out that we could see some at Warrawee State forest at Latrobe. Latrobe beiing the Platypus capital of the world and its only 12kms from Devonport. We drove off to Latrobe hoping to see some. We stopped at the Visitor center and an old lady there gave us a map and showed us where we could spot some. So we went and we did!!

Penguin

Penguin is home to the Big Penguin and all the bins have cement penguins along the sides. Penguin is also a great place for fishing. There are Troutin the Penguin Creek and many different types of fish in the surrounding sea. There are also sandy beaches that are a good place to swim at high-tide. 

Lilico Beach

Lillico Beach is a coastal reserve and penguin colony near Devonport, north west Tasmania. Lillico Beach is 10 minutes west of Devonport (10 kilometres/six miles), just off the Bass highway.This narrow coastal strip is home to a colony of Little Penguins (also known as Fairy Penguins). From the reserve’s viewing platform, you can watch the birds return to their burrows each evening after a day’s hunting in the open ocean. Local volunteers and Parks and Wildlife rangers are on site during the breeding season (September to May) and summer months (mid-December to Mid-February).

Penguins use visual cues to find their way back to their burrows, and can become easily lost and confused by light and noise. Visitors are asked to stay quiet and still and remain on the platform. White clothing should be covered and flash cameras and white light torches should not be used.

Narawntapu National Park

We read in our guide book that you can easily spot wombats at Narawntapu N.P which is great because we didn't think we would see any. So we went and we did, but they aren't easy to approach  because they are easily scared. Its easier to see them in the evening as thats the time when they usually come out. They are like little bears they are very cute animals.

We also went for a walk in the park on a path where we could easily spot Tasmanian pandemelons.

Binalong Bay

Binalong Bay is a lovely coastal town. It is very hot and the beach there is great, like all the beaches in Tasmania, white sand and transparent water. Spent a great day at the beach!

Douglas-Aspley National Park

Douglas-Aspley N.P is rich in wildlife, cascades and gorges. The road is unsealed but we took a chance and it was great. No one in sight, we decided to take a swim. The water was freeeeezing!!!

Bicheno

Bicheno is a little town along the coast. It's a perfect spot for diving because of the clear water and marine life. We went swimming and there were lots and lots of little fish swimming next to us. There are a few nice sites such as: the Blowhole and Whalers Hill from which we were used to be able to see whales. There are also penguins but we have to trust the sign (below) for that because we didn't see any.

The Blowhole

The view from Whalers Hill

The pinguin sign

Wineglass Bay

Wineglass Bay from the lookout

The nice weather is back, it was really hot today! We went for 3 hour walk down to Wineglass Bay. First we walked up to the lookout, it takes about 30-45 minutes to walk up. There were lots of people and had to way a while before we could take photos of the magnificent view. Most people just walk to the lookout, take photos and turn back. We decided to go right down to the beach as it was a very hot and sunny day. It took us another 45mins to walk down to the bay. It was quite strenuous because the only way to get down there is to walk down 600 steps, very tiring but it was really really worth it, not too many people on the beach and the water was crystal clear. We had a great day!!!

A few of the 600 steps we had to climb down to the bay

Having a rest

A big wave!

Freycinet National Park

We wanted to visit Freycinet National Park yesterday and go to Wineglass Bay but the weather was awfull. It's was really windy and raining. So we decided just to go up to the light house and a lookout at Coles Bay. 

After that we went back to the van to have supper. It was dark and the storm was coming back. Terrible wind and rain, awfull weather. We decided to sleep on the parking of Coles Bay lookout. We were trying to sleep when we heard scratching at the end of the van. We listened and the noise was carrying on. Ben got out with the flashlight and saw a possum running away. It probably smelt food in the van. We were just about to go back to sleep when we saw little shining eyes in the dark. We switched our headlights on and saw two little spotted quoll. We thought that they might be hungry so we gave them a tin of tuna and they ate everything up!