Hello everybody! Today was a lot cooler than yesterday and the day before, making for a much nicer day. We started off the morning with a little (ha) 6km walk to an old power station at Cataract Gorge. Surprisingly there were still some people swimming in the gorge pool; at 8:45 in the morning! The walk was nice, cool and quiet. After making our way across a suspension bridge we were at the power station. The site had fallen into a state of disrepair; there was loads of graffiti on the walls. The information signs were still really interesting and we spent a while exploring. Turns out the power station was the first hydroelectricity station in Tasmania. We then climbed what felt like a billion stairs and finished our circuit walk. Next stop was Launceston where an auto electrician fixed our broken indicator and supplied us with a spare part. We also walked through Launceston to a Telstra shop to recharge a dongle that connected us to the internet; the reason our blog posts are late. After a quick look through a bookshop we drove to Bracknell for lunch and a mad rush at the playground on Gabby and I’s behalf. I amused myself by running on playground equipment (probably meant for other purposes) as fast as I could (6 seconds), whilst Gabby (the mature one) swinged and timed me. Next was a hair raising drive to Liffey Falls (we made several false starts going up light vehicle only roads) where we had planned to camp the night. The resulting 45 minute walk to Liffey Falls was very pretty; leading us through a rainforest. Unfortunately a lot of horizontal trees and a fallen tree made progress very difficult. Finally arriving at the falls; Gabby and I rock hopped our way down the river. Getting back to our campsite, we decide to keep moving instead of staying the night because of the abundance of bugs and isolated location. We have ended up back at Bracknell next to a river. Gabby and I spent the rest of the afternoon wading and skimming stones; good fun.
Maddy
Fauna: fairy wrens, peacocks, cows, skinks, gigantic insects (including cicadas) and various other birds.
Wicked Van: 1 Wicked Camper
Vehicles Overtaken: 0
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