Hobart

Russell and I spent our last day in Hobart.  The highlight was driving up to the top of Mount Wellington to find a cache and do a bit of an impromptu photoshoot.  

The doggies at the hostel where we stayed.

Mount Fields

I love Mount Fields with its giant trees and its sublime alpine scenery.  There was a lot of mist on the high mountain so the views were blocked but it was great fun to hike through the thick snow. 

Hiking in the mountains

Hiking in the forest

We moved down from the freezing mountains into the warmer forest and explored all the lovely waterfalls.  Russell also got lots of geocaching in, finding 7 caches along the way.

Views between Mount Field and the motel where we stayed

Launceston

We explored the Cataract Gorge on the "inclinator" and then admired their resident peacocks.  

Roger and Jocelyn stayed on in Launceston as they needed to get the ferry back to Melbourne the next day.  Russell and I hired a car and drove to Mount Fields as we had two days left to explore.

If you look carefully, you can see the little Joey.

Near Cradle Mountain

Tasmania experienced its biggest snow fall of the year just before we went.  Unfortunately this meant that Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake were inaccessible but this didn't stop us from having lots of playful fun in the snow.  

A cute wombat foraging in the snow

Waterfall Walk

The lodge where we stayed had two awesome walks in the surrounding mountains with some beautiful waterfalls.  It was wonderful to get out into the mountains again with Russell.