-- From Sorell to Longford

On Monday April 19, I traversed the very beautiful road from Sorell to Coles Bay, entry Freycinet National Park. Shortly after Triabunna I stopped vis-a-vis the sea for a lunch pause then on the way I took a picture of Spiky Bridge built by convicts but who were not brilliant masons stone.

The next day I took again my trekking sticks to explore the Freycinet NP. I traversed 12km GPS of the Wineglass & Hazards Beach Circuit in a little less than 3 hours. The track climbs steep uphill and descents rough path. Still a divine day, sun, beauty of land & seascapes and wild odours of the plants accompanied me in my walk.

After a frugal lunch I went to the Cape Tourville where I was accommodated by interpretive signs quoting the French. The risk to upset some Net surfers I do not resist the pleasure of giving pictures of them by underlining, of course with ostentation, what is with honour of French humanism and dishonour of the British business; to believe that Australians have a score to settle.

On Wednesday April 22, it was a driving morning to go to St Helens then to Binalong Bay to have lunch vis-a-vis Bay. Then I strolled along Bay of Fires up to The Gardens. The name of this bay would come from the first explorers who saw fires lit by Aboriginals. Left in the rain the weather improved on the move I decided to remain at the edge of the white sand beach of Taylors Beach.

Heading towards the north of the  MT William NP, I coasted along the coast by visiting Policemans Point, Ansons Bay, Eddystone Lighthouse then stopping in Deep Creek to have lunch. Finally I arrived at Stumpys campsite-3. The day was gloomy, covered weather, drizzle and cold wind on gravel road

Friday April 23 was a pouring raining day. The programmed visits were the Blue Lake, St Columba Falls, Ralphs Falls in the clouds at 822 meters of altitude and the wooden sculptures in Legerwood, see Gallery-3. It was necessary to be motivated to leave my truck and to go in the cold and in the rain to see water falls, flooded or invisible, and sculptures in Legerwood, anything exciting after having drove on muddy gravel roads. The night halt in Scottsdale was on a muddy ground.

The next morning I returned to Legerwood to take again pictures of the Memorial Carvings before the rain did not fall again. Indeed yesterday the lens of my camera had been stained drops of rain. The Memorial is dedicated to soldiers of the Great War fallen to the honour field represented in their job before their incorporation into army. Back to Scottsdale the rain was again during all the morning of visit in Bridport, Pipers River, Low Head and George Town. Landscapes especially held my attention, of course, by their green colours and their pastures where fed bovines with black coat and horses of horsemanship. The barometer did not have any inclination with a rise.

In this Sunday April 25, 1500th days of my trip around the world, I bought a Tamar Triple Pass to see Platyplus and Echidnas then Seahorses and finally the Mine & Heritage Centre. It was a long day of very enthralling visits with very precise comments on the life of these extremely strange animals. The mine in Beaconsfield gathers in a museum various objects used at the end of the 19th century by miners judicious complement of the former visit in Kalgoorlie. At the end of the day I had thought to bivouac at the caravan park in Legana but the wireless connection did not function. I decided to go to Longford where I hoped that the announced hotspot connection was operational, it was but at a prohibitive price, A$9 an hour. I did not have the choice, it was necessary to publish the update of my website.

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