Tag: Australia
East coast of Tasmania
Posted: January 17th, 2011 by Courtney
From Bicheno we drove south to Freycinet National Park, which is know for its beautiful beaches including famous Wineglass Bay. Â Scott and I had planned to try out true backpacking – meaning we would carry our tent, food, water, clothes and camping gear with us for three days and hike a total of 32km. The […]
Christmas in Tassie
Posted: January 15th, 2011 by Courtney
Since we weren’t going to be able to come back to the States for Christmas, we decided to go to the coldest place in Australia, Tasmania. Â Tasmania is an island state off the the southern coast of Australia, known for its seafood and national parks. Â We left Melbourne on Christmas eve and flew to Launceston […]
The Red Centre (Part 2)
Posted: November 20th, 2010 by Scott
On day three of our Red Center camping tour, we woke up at a at 5:00 am to eat breakfast and break camp. Â We were on our way to Kings Canyon National Park by six in the morning. This was the longest hike of the weekend, about 7 km. We got on the trail early […]