Day 120 - Mount Field, 25th October 2025

Another early start today, so much to see and so little time!  We unhitched the van and left it at The Pondering Frog to head down to Freycinet and Coles Bay.  First stop was Honeymoon Bay.  We were there by 8am which meant we had the place to ourselves.  It was a short walk and a beautiful bay.





A short drive away was Sleepy Bay, only a 10 or 15 minute walk in to another gorgeous bay that we had to ourselves.





A little bit further down the road was Cape Tourville Lighthouse.  The track here is only a 720 metre circuit but it was my favourite for the day.  There was a boardwalk that went around the lighthouse giving breathtaking views of Wineglass Bay, the Hazards and the Nuggets.  We also saw at least 8 whales swimming around in the ocean.  It was beautiful.






Next stop was Wineglass Bay.  This was the hardest walk of the day, only 2.6 kilometres but it included 400 stairs which went straight up.  
We had a rest stop with a view of Coles Bay on the way up.


And finally we made it to the Wineglass Bay Lookout. The view from the top was worth the steps! 




Back to the Pondering Frog to pick up the van and we were on our way to Mount Field.  We stopped in at Devil's Corner, a winery perched on top of a hill giving spectacular views.  Will be back here for tastings and a meal when we have more time.  Sitting on the beanbags in the sunshine, sipping wine and enjoying the view sounds like my kind of day.





We stopped at Orford to stretch the legs and have our lunch...


...and then continued on to Richmond where we drove over the oldest stone span bridge in Australia.  It was built by convicts in 1823 and features 6 arches and stretches 41 metres across the river.  The ducks were pretty cute too.




It was a beautiful drive to Mount Field National Park, although the Ice on Roads signs were something different.  


We arrive at Mount Field, set up and waited for our travel buddies to arrive.  It is a great little campground with power and water, toilet and showers and walking distance to the falls.


Rach and Shaun arrived not long after and we caught up on our few days apart.


The usual shenanigans followed - dinner, drinks and a few games of cards.  We even managed to sit outside in the Tassie weather, of course we all had our new socks from Rachel's cousins to keep us warm.



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