Day 1

Officially our trip began on Tuesday 21st as we drove on board the Spirit of Tasmania. Having spent a morning on rushing around and last minute jobs we drove to Port Melbourne, only getting slightly lost, before joining a queue to wait.
The cruise was relatively uneventful which was just as well as our cabin was about the size of our bathroom with two double bunks and a bathroom stall squeezed in. The smorgasbord board dinner wasn’t too bad though and the cruise up the bay was impressive.
Waking early we found ourselves in Devonport at 6:30am and desperate for breakfast, which ended up being something unforgettable in a little bakery.
Now we were at a loose end in Tassie at 8:30. After a quick shop it was off to visit all the sights we could to fill time before going to our cabin at Cradle Valley. After a stop at ???? the Topiary capital of Tasmania we arrived at Sheffield the mural town. Despite some grief trying to get Siobhan to buy some sunglasses we did see some great murals, an impressive old merchants store and the alpaca man and it wasn’t even lunch!
Lunch was down by Lake Windamere? then on to Crater Valley via a few short cuts.
The Wilderness Village were we stayed was very comfortable with evidence of snow so we convinced Siobhan to buy a beany at the rangers centre as we planned our trips for the next few days and had our afternoon snack of hot chocolate and chips. Strangely there was no mobile phone reception but unfortunately plenty of television reception plus the odd visitor.
Thus we ended day one, tired but sated in some comfort with the promise of a fine day to come, or maybe some snow and rain.