The trip around Bicheno brought back memories of my last holiday with mum and dad when I was doing year 12 ( called matriculation back in 1969)
The Harrison family had a holiday in September when we traveled around Tassie and stayed in Bicheno for a night.... the holiday was made better with us visiting the harbour and doing some fishing where we caught a lot of fish using orange peel as bait
Good to see that the harbour remains much the same with a few more restaurants and seafood outlets
After the tour we had coffee in a cafe and made our way along the road to Coles Bay. The weather was warmish but every now and then we had a shower or 2 which meant that I needed a water proof jacket. Steve Seymour and I were at the back of the group at the early part of the ride but decided we should us “team riding “ to catch up.... and we did in no time at all with speeds averaging near 30 kms on the uphills and downhills... very auxiliarating riding!!!
We arrived at the accommodation at Coles Bay at about midday and as the rooms were not ready made our way to the cafe for lunch
After lunch our rooms were ready and we unpacked the Ute and readied ourselves for a ride to the Wineglass Bay wall.... What we all thought was a flat ride turned out to be quite hilly with us recording a climb of over 200 metres for the 10 km ride to the track and back...
The walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout was interesting with a lot of tourists doing the walk of about 1.5 kms with a climb of about 250 metres... the view at the top was really stunning and well worth the walk!!!!
On the way back to the accommodation we managed to spy an ice cream shop to enjoy a well earned treat
The dinner tonight was another of Ellio’s master chef occasions with very capable assistance from Dave Little
The food was great and the night was one to remember complete with a guest from the United Kingdom on the final leg of a trip around the world
Sitting here tonight at 10.15 doing this blog gives me a great perspective on the trip so far and it has been great
We are indeed fortunate to have Phil in leading us on this adventure and everyone is very thankful for this
I am looking forward to the next few days of our adventures
Now for the photos
The Harbour at Bicheno.... brings back memories of 1969!
Coffee in Bicheno with the boy’s
A view across the water near Coles Bay
Up the walking track to Wineglass bay lookout
At the top with the boys and Wineglass Bay in the background
Phil stayed in the car park doing his blog while we trekked
Home for the night
