Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Tassie Loop: Freycinet National Park

7 Feb 2014
Rode down to Richardsons Beach after getting our 2-month Tasmania National Parks passes.  Our camping spot for tonight was within the Freycinet reserve just metres from the beach.  It was a sunny day.  Decided to climb Mt Amos, part of the range of granite mountains, known as the Hazards, which dominate Coles Bay.  It was a tough climb, but offered spectacular views over Wineglass Bay. The mountain has smooth faces of granite which becomes perilously slippery when wet so fine conditions are essential for a safe descent. As we were descending, the rain came, making it treacherous.  Nearly wore out shorts sliding about.  Our shoes were not suitable for the wet descent.  A lesson learnt- climb was 454m.
Treated ourselves to a very good meal and a decent Riesling from Clare.





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