Ready to explore more……we are heading to Strahan today with a few stops on the way. Walking shoes may be required so be prepared. It is another windy day so even the birds were looking for a place to camp.

Guess what! Get ready for bumps because all the roads on this route are gravel. Surprise!

Tasmania’s west coast is known for its food( spectacular scallop pie last night) and its magnificent wild landscapes. First stop is definitely one of these. We are at Bluff Point light house. Beware of the bees and being blown away….but look at the view. It doesn’t disappoint.

   

Next stop over the bridge at Arthur’s River and to the Edge of the World.Spectacular isn’t it? Were you blown away?  I struggled to hold the camera to take a photo and Mike looked like he was going to lose his jacket.

   

 

Leaving the actual coast, you are now heading through the coastal low sedges and grasses to the temperate rainforest. Now watch out for Tasmanian devils……the signs say they are about.

   Spot any? Me neither 🙁

Now we did see a Thylacine……..sculpture. This was at the Extinction lookout site. It looked across the forest towards the Savage river. I must admit the smell of the forest was amazing….a mixture of eucalyptus and tea tree.

Are you ready for a boat ride…..well a punt actually across the Pieman river? Not sure how it got its name but pies are a popular food in Australia. The punt is called Fatman barge.

   

Sorry this is the first of your disappointments. The punt is broken. You will have to back track 150 kilometres …..back to Waratah . Look there is a waterfall in the centre of the town.

 

Through to Zeehan. There is a heritage centre here showing the whole history of the West coast. Oops it closed at 4.00pm. You missed it . I can see you are disappointed but we have to come back to ride the historical train in a year or two. You can go then…..if you would like. I was disappointed in the town. I thought it would be full of historical buildings but it wasn’t.

At last we’ve made it to Strahan, It is dinner time. You must be hungry, I am. Let’s book in and go to dinner. Tomorrow we are going up the Gordon River and need to be at the boat by 8.00am. Comfortable shoes and perhaps a jacket required…