We woke up bright and early to see the sunrise over Hobart, shedding a beautiful pinky purple light on Mount Wellington as the backdrop of the city, in an effort to drive north to catch the morning ferry to Maria Island. We drove through the beautiful Tasmanian countryside, lit by the morning light, by forests that were still smoldering from a recent burn, and arrived in Triabunna to catch the ferry.
We set foot on Maria Island and were off for a day of beautiful site seeing. We walked around the island along the coast to the Fossil Cliffs, which had boulders filled will shell fossils and gorgeous views of the western coastline. We then continued onward, ate lunch with a gorgeous view of the coast, and then headed inland for a walk to the resevoire that was filled with bird calls and hopping wallabees. We then explored the historic village area (which was just a few buildings making up Darlington) before heading to the east coast toward Painted Cliffs for low tide. We walked a gorgeous white beach before reaching the Painted Cliffs, which were absolutely beautiful. The Painted cliffs were so colorful, with swirls, groves, honeycombs, and speckles that looked like chocolate, carmel, and cream and everything in between.
Walking inland from the Painted cliffs we came across more wildlife including a wallabee eating thistles (of all things, super spiky plants) and a pair of wombats, a mama and a baby (that had its head glued to his mom's bum most of the time).
It was a lovely day on Maria Island, filled with lots of walking, site seeing, and enjoying the beautiful national park with its diverse landscapes. We then got back in our camper and drove north, enjoying the beautiful evening light as we headed to Bicheno for the evening. We saw beautiful views of Freycinet Peninsula (where we were headed tomorrow) and got to our resting spot, a roadside picnic area, just in time to cook some dinner and watch the sunset pinken the ocean before the moon rose over the rocks. We had spectacular views all day and all night (since the moon was so bright!).
For more Tasmania photos, view the ALBUM.
Sunrise over Hobart
Mt. Wellington in the sunrise light (taken from the car on the highway)
We set foot on Maria Island and were off for a day of beautiful site seeing. We walked around the island along the coast to the Fossil Cliffs, which had boulders filled will shell fossils and gorgeous views of the western coastline. We then continued onward, ate lunch with a gorgeous view of the coast, and then headed inland for a walk to the resevoire that was filled with bird calls and hopping wallabees. We then explored the historic village area (which was just a few buildings making up Darlington) before heading to the east coast toward Painted Cliffs for low tide. We walked a gorgeous white beach before reaching the Painted Cliffs, which were absolutely beautiful. The Painted cliffs were so colorful, with swirls, groves, honeycombs, and speckles that looked like chocolate, carmel, and cream and everything in between.
West Coast of Maria Island with the waves crashing full force
Fossils on Fossil Cliffs
On the fossil rocks
West coast of Maria Island, view of Bishop and Clerk Mountain
The reservoir on Maria Island
East coast of Maria Island
The Painted Cliffs rocks
The Painted Cliffs rocks
Walking inland from the Painted cliffs we came across more wildlife including a wallabee eating thistles (of all things, super spiky plants) and a pair of wombats, a mama and a baby (that had its head glued to his mom's bum most of the time).
Wallabee
Mama and Baby Wombats
It was a lovely day on Maria Island, filled with lots of walking, site seeing, and enjoying the beautiful national park with its diverse landscapes. We then got back in our camper and drove north, enjoying the beautiful evening light as we headed to Bicheno for the evening. We saw beautiful views of Freycinet Peninsula (where we were headed tomorrow) and got to our resting spot, a roadside picnic area, just in time to cook some dinner and watch the sunset pinken the ocean before the moon rose over the rocks. We had spectacular views all day and all night (since the moon was so bright!).
View of Maria Island at the end of the day from the ferry
View of Freycinet over a vineyard
Moonrise in Bicheno, view from our camping ground
For more Tasmania photos, view the ALBUM.
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