16 mars 2009
Adelaide > Hobart (Pluie, 18°C)
Voilà voilà ! Départ d’Adélaide pour Hobart ! L’atterrissage s’est bien passé, mais la piste était un peu courte, alors nous avons dû freiner comme des malades. J’ai cru que l’avion allait se décortiquer lol. Petit aéroport, petite ville charmante entre mer et montagnes ! Vraiment très joli mais que c’est mort ! Je suis allé au cinéma voir Watchmen (oui, nul à chier !), je suis sorti à 21h et plus rien n’était ouvert lol. Sinon, j’ai réservé un tour de 6 jours autour de la Tasmanie !
Here we go! Departure from Adelaide to Hobart! The landing went well, but the runway was a bit short, so we had to brake like crazy. I thought the plane was going to fall apart lol. Small airport, charming little town between sea and mountains! Really very pretty but so dead! I went to the cinema to see Watchmen (yes, it sucked!), got out at 9 pm and nothing was open anymore lol. Anyway, I booked a 6-day tour around Tassie!
19-21 mars 2009
Hobart > Devonport (Soleil, 23°C)
I decided to start writing in English because some other people want to read this too ^^ So, these first 3 days were really amazing! On the first day, we went to Lake Claire but before that, we had a funny problem! Our trailer overturned in the middle of the road, throwing all our luggage across the fields! The police came to investigate, and we were able to continue our journey an hour later! Then we went to the Surprise Valley, a pristine place with only forest and nothing else! Very beautiful, and we finally reached the west coast where we had a house for the night in Strahan (a small village by the sea). The second day was mostly driving, but we stopped at the dunes to reach a huge deserted beach! And today was a fantastic day! We started early at 8 am to reach the base of Cradle Mountain, then hiked for 5 hours to the top at 1300 meters with a sublime view! Now we are in a lovely house in Devonport, a small city in the north of the island!
22-24 mars 2009
Devonport > Hobart (Nuageux, moyenne de 18°C)
Let’s go for the east coast of the island! First, we went to Launceston, the second-largest city in Tassie with 100,000 inhabitants. Then we spent the afternoon at the breathtaking Bay of Fires before heading to Bicheno where we spent the night and took a guided tour to see penguins! The next day, we had a big 4.5-hour hike in Wineglass Bay National Park, climbing to a beautiful viewpoint. Then we headed to Port Arthur through the temperate rainforest! On the last day of our tour, we spent the morning at the historic site of Port Arthur, an old open-air prison! Then we visited a wildlife park where we saw Tasmanian devils and kangaroos before returning to Hobart!
25 mars 2009
Hobart > Adelaide (Soleil, 27°C)
Back in Adelaide! Now I decided to stay in the YHA backpackers with a higher standard for just $6 more… well, I will be a YHA member soon, so it will be the same price for more cleanliness and comfort ^^ I also booked my trip to the Red Centre! Four nights in Adelaide (yes, again… not my favorite city!), then a full day train to Alice Springs followed by a 3-day safari to Ayers Rock and the Kings Canyon, and finally a flight (unfortunately very expensive) to Sydney after a few nights in Alice!
