Launceston Tamar i el Nord

Guia de viatge

Colours in the afternoon on the South Esk river in Cataract Gorge Reserve in Launceston.
Colours in the afternoon on the South Esk river in Cataract Gorge Reserve in Launceston.
Deloraine in the early morning mist, snow capped mountains in the distance, mist rising over the town as the sun slowly rises.
As I said elsewhere, there is so much more to Cradle Mountain than just Dove Lake.  I drive about 100 kms, starting around 3.30 a.m. and dodging about 30 pademelons (type of wallaby) and two spotted quolls before reaching Dove Lake.  Then I set out in the dark and walked for about 2 hours to reach this spot, hoping all the way the weather would hold.  Can't begin to describe my joy when I found it like this.  
Little Horn is the immediate peak you can see with Cradle Mountain behind it.  If you get the chance, pencil in Twisted Lakes.  You'll probably have it all to yourself.
Then the top of Little Horn peeps up on the horizon, maybe I’m getting close I think.  Within another 20 metres the whole purpose of the excursion becomes apparent.  The vista before me is simply breathtaking.  Twisted Lakes is but a mirror, everything I’d hoped and planned for has come to fruition.
When you come upon something as good as this, it’s overwhelming.  The sheer majesty of the panorama engulfs you, its power makes you feel so humble in its presence, there’s a distinct aura of “something else”, but it’s indefinable.  It’s all my grey matter can do to remind me that I’m here to actually take photos.  You just don’t want to stop looking for fear that it will all go away and you’ll be denied any more pleasure; but it stays as I set up the tripod.  It’s not often I put myself in the picture, but here I feel it’s a must.  Then I can look at it and remember just where I sat and how good it was.
There are many angles to be had here.  Faint trails indicate where other photographers have been, little flattened sections indicative of footfalls.  It takes me around 15 minutes to get what I came for and then I sit down and enjoy breakfast, although “enjoy” seems like a totally inadequate verb in this case, there is a higher plane involved here, one you get to experience so few times in life.
The cloud has started to form more seriously now, as predicted, and it adds a little to the experience.  Changing lens and shifting position constantly I can but hope I’ve got it covered and, even as I’m moving around, the first gentle ripples of the day’s breezes disturb the surface.  Had I been here any later I would have missed it.  You like to think it’s good fortune but reflect on that fact that you’ve planned it for a week, constantly following the weather patterns, in the hope that you’ll get it right and leaving early enough to avoid all the problems that occur later.
#Nature

On allotjar-se a Launceston Tamar i el Nord

Only a 10 minute drive north of Launceston, the perfect way to start your morning is with a leisurely 3km return walk through the wetlands to Tamar Island.

Get there early enough and you’ll have the walk all to yourself. A boardwalk extends over swamps and crosses the river to two islets and then Tamar Island,

Riverside

Riverside és un barri força conegut per oferir restaurants, una bona oferta comercial i vistes al riu. Quan siguis allà, aprofita per visitar Zoo de Tasmània o Àrea de Recreació Natural de Trevallyn.

Riverside
Cataract Gorge

Launceston Oest

Qui visita Launceston Oest en destaca que ofereixi restaurants i parcs. Un cop a la teva destinació, aprofita també per visitar Desfiladero de la Cataracta o Reserva de la Gorja Cataract.

Launceston Oest
Launceston Sud

Launceston Sud

Aquest barri és molt popular perquè ofereix restaurants i spas. Quan siguis a Launceston Sud, pots aprofitar per descobrir Centre Comercial Meadow Mews i Centre Comercial Brisbane Street si vols conèixer a fons els voltants.

Launceston Sud
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East Launceston

Un dels aspectes més destacables a East Launceston és que ofereix restaurants i jardins. Quan siguis aquí, pots aprofitar per visitar llocs com Centre Aquàtic de Launceston.

East Launceston
Prospect Vale

Prospect Vale

Prospect Vale és un barri força famós per oferir una gran oferta gastronòmica. Si et quedes amb ganes de fer alguna cosa més, pots organitzar un viatge a Country Club Tasmània o Àrea de recreació natural Kate Reed.

Prospect Vale
Still day in the Tamar Valley - it was late afternoon when I got this shot

Legana

Entre els atractius que ofereix Legana, trobaràs cellers i una bona oferta comercial. Un cop allà, aprofita i visita Celler Velo si tens una mica de temps.

Legana
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