One must
say the town of Dover in a very Eliza Doolittle accent, don’t you know?! We combined our trip to Cockle
Creek with a call in at the Thermal pool at the Hastings Caves. We didn’t bother to go into the cave itself, having so
recently seen the incredible Marakoopa Cave. We thought we’d enjoy the 28-30C pool instead. It was lovely
but also a little disappointing. The pool looked just like any council swimming
pool, with blue painted concrete and paved edges. Aside from the knowledge that
the warmth was provided naturally, there was nothing to indicate that it was a
natural phenomenon. It was also a stinking hot day, which meant that, whilst it
was lovely to swim, the water felt cold by comparison. LOL. Which was nice, but
in the end I got a little too cold and was not too upset when closing time came
around.
The next
day we drove pretty much right back to where the pools were, but this time
turned left instead of right and had a ride on the Ida Bay Railway. It’s a wonderful trolley train, which goes right
along the coastline and terminates at a gorgeous little beach. The train stays
for about 20 minutes before heading back, but we had packed a picnic lunch and
intended to wait for the next train. We had a wonderful time pottering around
on the beach. The children and I made a sand sculpture and Dunc taunted the
fish. Or I should say, the fish taunted Dunc by watching him cast lures at them
and then swimming away!
It was a rather
long drive from Dover to Port Arthur, so we tried to keep it interesting for
the kids by stopping lots of places. We loved the Apple Museum, climbed all 259
steps up the Shot Tower in Kingston and rugged up like Antarctic personnel at
the CSIRO Antarctic Division Visitor’s Centre.
We could not believe the weather! The forecast was for 23, but check out the screenshot that Duncan grabbed below: a low of 17 but a current temp of 11! Tasmania can be FREEZING at times! We also had a visit from the tooth fairy and I just had to include the pic of Lexie making herself comfy at our cabin at Port Arthur.
We could not believe the weather! The forecast was for 23, but check out the screenshot that Duncan grabbed below: a low of 17 but a current temp of 11! Tasmania can be FREEZING at times! We also had a visit from the tooth fairy and I just had to include the pic of Lexie making herself comfy at our cabin at Port Arthur.
1 comment:
Sach, you forgot a little blue line from Waratah to Cradle Mountain!!? Also... is that Lexie or Sach on the bed??? XXHV
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