We carried on towards Tarkine (national park) and stopped for a picnic at Creepy Queenstown.
This is a dilapidated mining town, it and the people look poor but, it has some interesting old buildings and probably some interesting old inhabitants, not that I felt comfortable approaching anyone.
On this trip I am checking in with my family using the app Life 360. So as I had a signal I thought I’d check in and the nearest location that was already tagged was Queenstown Creepy Public Toilets! Made even more so as there was a camera pointed right at them!
We set off again after lunch and headed for the coast across some extraordinary landscapes, to a place called Trial Harbour. There were a few houses but that was it. The beach was stunning and here I saw Crested Terns, Pacific Gull and Cormorant.
There were washed up Abalone shells and Sea Cucumber eggs, and some kind of cow fish I think!
I forgot to mention the dog! A dog joined us on the beach and although owned the beach is his back yard and he roams free. He is a menace to wildlife and although Willow obviously loves animals she was exasperated by this one.
After our walk we drove on to Corrina in the Pieman State River Reserve crossing the fatman ferry to the little carbon neutral village.
I loved it it was so beautiful and we were camping there for two nights.
While we were setting up camp we had a new arrival Jess, a Canadian.
Willow announced that she would be going swimming if anyone wanted to join her. I was reticent as I was feeling cold and tired but what the heck, you only live once!
The river was warm deep, slow moving and although clear it was tea coloured so the deeper it got it looked black (a kind of peat run off). It started to rain while we were swimming but it was so wonderful, I was in heaven. Potato was worried about the reeds and as Willow reached the far bank and reeds she announced “I didn’t feel it till I touched it” Duh? I nearly drowned laughing.
The rain didn’t stop all night but Tasmania needed it and I hope it damped out some of the forest fires that are plaguing them. I fell asleep listening to the rain.
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