This was our home base while Janelle was working in Burnie. It was a 40 minute drive from Sisters to Burnie. While Janelle was at work Zane and Stella could explore the coast line, visit the playgrounds and walk in the parks, hike and ride around the tracks and trails of Rocky Cape National Park overlooking sweeping views of the coast and really get to know the area. We went down to the boat ramp and collected shells and rocks. We hiked into the hills and looked over Anniversary Bay before going down through the track that was lined with wildflowers and orchids and giant saw banksias (the only place they grow). Many of the plants require fire to open the seed pods before regeneration. We also saw wallabies and pademelons, lizards, pacific gulls, sea gulls, crows and the native black currawong (we got a great pic of one with cradle mountain in the background). Zane hiked to Doone Falls and saw a rare ground parrot but couldn't get a pic.
Erosion has made the rock formations around the area quite stunning and different from other coastlines. The weather in Tassie is constantly changing, one day windy then rainy and then the next day sunny and perfect for the outdoors. Just awesome! Zane and Stella also went to the nearby Lobster Ponds to see the Giant Crayfish the biggest freshwater crayfish in the world.
Erosion has made the rock formations around the area quite stunning and different from other coastlines. The weather in Tassie is constantly changing, one day windy then rainy and then the next day sunny and perfect for the outdoors. Just awesome! Zane and Stella also went to the nearby Lobster Ponds to see the Giant Crayfish the biggest freshwater crayfish in the world.