Bushwalking-Tas-tic

Having closely scrutinised the map of Tassie, (ahem) we headed straight for the inviting depths of the bush. More specifically the Overland Track - a 7 day bush walk through the beautiful Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair National Park.

Loaded up with a heavy tent, a fondue pot and 7-days worth of heavy supplies, we heavily went where thousands of others had heavily gone before. In a state where it rains 50% of the time, we beat the odds to enjoy 7 consecutive days of glorious sweat-inducing sunshine. The clement weather brought out a whole host of local wildlife intent on killing us or eating our supplies. Tiger snakes, possums, wombats, wallabies, pademelons (it's a marsupial not an Irish fruit!) to name but a few. Here's a few holiday snaps:

The bush conquered, we launched a brief sortee (from Hobart to Launceston) up the east coast - free camping at some beautiful spots, exploring some stunning coastlines, eating some tasty local cheeses and embarking on some (a lot of) fruitless platypus-spotting expeditions.