Day 118 - Scottsdale, 23rd October 2025

I had set the alarm this morning although getting up early was the last thing any of us wanted to do after last night. There were lots of things I wanted to fit in today so we even skipped coffee and headed straight down to Cataract Gorge on John’s scooters. It wasn’t very far but there were some very steep roads.



We decided to take the old school chair lift up to the top. The view was great and there were peacocks everywhere, even on the roof of the cottage!






We were greeted by wallabies as soon as we got off the chairlift!



And there were peacocks everywhere!



We walked up to the lookout,



and had to stop for the wildlife on the way!



We even had an echidna crossing the path in front of us!


We walked across the old suspension bridge…




…explored the old Victorian gardens…




…and then walked along the edge of the water to the end.





Then it was back on the chairlift to the bottom where we had a coffee at the cafe before heading back to John and Fi’s.


We packed everything up and said goodbye to Nala (everyone else was at work!) and headed on our way.


We popped in to Kmart to grab a few goodies for Caitlin and then off we went to Tasmania Zoo. We arrived with an hour to spare before closing so had to do a power visit!


I loved it!! It is really open and seems very natural.


Caitlin will be living onsite, she will be looking out her window at giraffes!!



There is a walking area with the kangaroos where you can get up close and personal.




The zoo has lots of primates and big cats,


some really cute wombats,


and Ian’s favourite, the meerkats. I think Caitlin will love it!!


We headed off to Bridport as there was a car Isn wanted to look at. I don’t think the car was any good but Bridport was a lovely little seaside town.



We pulled up at our free camp for the night in Scottsdale and went for a walk to explore before it got dark.


The gardens were beautiful, and we even managed to spot…



…a couple of platypuses.


It was a beautiful spot to camp, complete with showers and toilets if you needed them.




It was pretty cold so we headed back to the van, cooked up some yummy melt in your mouth chicken for dinner, put on our warm clothes and watched a movie. 












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