Tasmania here we come

With the out of control bush fires, immense property damage and stranded people on the Tasman Penninsula we were a little reluctant about traveling to Tasmania. It almost felt we were flying in to watch a "state wide disaster", rubber necking so to speak. As this is typed the news is reporting that the firefighters might be making some progress. Nevertheless we had booked inns, a camper van and flights months ago so we proceeded to Launceston in northern Tasmania.It was a bit of a rocky landing but the pilot advised it was typical of this area of Tasmania given the winds.

After landing and settling into a quaint heritage inn in Launceston we explored parts of the CBD - central business district - , walked along the marina and in the parks, relaxed in the evening and planned for the next day..

 

The next morning, after a devonshire tea breakfast we walked / hiked the beautiful Cataract Gorge and strolled the riverfront along the Tamar and North Esk rivers. In the arvo we went to the Queen Victoria museum. Supper consisted of a variety of Chinese dumplings, both for the meal and desert........hmmmmm