Daily Archives: October 20, 2010

Day 2 in Tassie and we are now fully set up for our stay in Cradle Valley. After a recce and some planning we hope to do a half day walk around Dove Lake before the walk to Cradle Lake tomorrow. Or at least that was my plan.
Waking up to a bit of a drizzle and Kiara’s attempt at pancake without a recipe slowed things down a bit but we eventually got things organised, loaded some lunch and convinced Siobhan to, almost, dress appropriately.
We hoped on the bus to Dove lake about 10:00 and arrived at the car park in drizzle but the walk soon made it worth while despite the occasional whinge and whine.
The walk was mostly easy with some impressive views to the peaks. We even managed to find the odd native critter scuttling around the track. The only trick was keeping warm when we stopped to eat, but at least we where below the snow line.
The hike below Marion’s lookout also had some interesting sections as we clambered along metal tracks seemingly pinned against the side of cliff faces. When we finally got back near the car park the classical view up the lake from the boat house made it worth while.
To finish off the day we visited the Devil Experience to get a close up view of some devils and quolls from the Tasmania night life. Here are some pictures to cruise through from our day of adventure.