Time to finish up the last day of Tasmania since everyone keeps reminding me that the story is not complete. BUT… I think i have kind of forgotten what did i do that day….
Let me recall… we woke up at around 9am, had the leftover dinner as our breakfast, check out of the service apartment and the receptionist recommend us to check out the seaport and Cataract gorge. Actually we didn’t really plan on what we want to do at Launceston since it will be a half day tour as we’re flying out at around 3pm.
Anyway we followed the lady advise and drove straight to Seaport first. It was a clear and sunny day. The houses by the seaport are really pretty! The architecture is modern and nice and the air is fresh and crisp! After walking up and down the broadway, we drove straight to Cataract Gorge. The gorge is smack right in the middle of the city. It’s really interesting that mother nature is just right next door.
We parked our car at the carpark and was about to pay for the carpark pee at this pay as you park machine and this guy called out to us that he still got 2 hours left on his carpark ticket. So we took the ticket slip from him and thanks him! That definitely save us 3-4 bucks on the parking fee. =)
We walked towards the entrance and there’s a chairlift which read “the longest chairlift in the world” and of course we must take it! Paid around AUD15 per person to take a to and fro ride. Anyway the chairlift looks kinda dangerous and old but I was too excited to think about it. Each chairlift can seat 2.
Anyway the gorge is really beautiful. It was very serene and peaceful. The chairlift moves at a good pace for us to take in the scenery. From the top we can see people exercising, walking or a whole group of students having their outing. There are many temperate trees at the gorge and most of it have turn yellow and red. Thus it definitely portray the autumn feeling which I was looking for. I brought home a few dried autumn leaves to remember the beautiful gorge and trees.
After walking around the gorge, we took the chairlift back to the base and drove back to the city for lunch. Park our car at another pay as you park carpark and went walking around to look for food. Walked past many restaurant but they were not open and we don’t have any craving.
We wanted to eat asians but none were in sight but i remembered walking behind this shopping mall and there’s a push cart selling spud and many people were eating it. Actually spud = potato and they staff lots of things into the potato. But it don’t look like a full meal so we give it a miss and in the end we ate sushi – Australia style. We sat by the shops along the busy shopping street and do people watching.
After the sushi… i’m still hungry and i dont feel like doing any shopping and soooo… we went back to look for the spud! It was good la… should have eaten that as my lunch instead. There’s bacon, coleslaw, sour cream, cheese and onion in the potato. The spud is fluffy and hot and it’s sooo satisfying to eat that! I’m craving for it as I’m typing this… hai…
After the spud we continue with the aimless walking and in the end we landed at the carpark. Xun was tired by the time we reach the car and he had a short nap in the car while i played with my camera till the battery went dead. Once he woke up, we drove straight to airport and say goodbye to Tasmania.
Still remember that before my trip, my colleague told me that Tasmania is like a little Switzerland and that makes me all hype up and excited. It sure feels like little Switzerland but Switzerland is still even more beautiful with all the cottages, alps and beautiful scenery everywhere. But overall, it’s an interesting trip with hiccups along the way and we really get to know each other better through this trip.
That’s all for the tasmania trip… my mission is completed! Till then…
We drove out
