{"id":1576,"date":"2011-01-17T00:21:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T07:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2011-01-17T02:44:37","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T09:44:37","slug":"west-coast-of-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=1576","title":{"rendered":"East coast of Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Bicheno we drove south to Freycinet National Park, which is know for its beautiful beaches including famous Wineglass Bay. \u00c2\u00a0Scott and I had planned to try out true backpacking &#8211; meaning we would carry our tent, food, water, clothes and camping gear with us for three days and hike a total of 32km.<\/p>\n<p>The first day of hiking took about 4 hours (and I was tired and sore). \u00c2\u00a0 We were glad to reach the camping area around 4:00 in the afternoon and relax at our camp\u00c2\u00a0site overlooking Byran&#8217;s beach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1577\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1577\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1577  \" title=\"DSCF1412\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1412.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1412-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First little beach on the trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1579\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1424.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1579\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1579  \" title=\"DSCF1424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1424-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our campsite on the first night<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second day of our Freycinet Peninsula Circuit adventure was the longest, 6 hours with part of the hike a steep climb up the side of Mt.\u00c2\u00a0Graham. \u00c2\u00a0But as we made our decent into wineglass bay we got panoramic\u00c2\u00a0views of the peninsula and were more impressed with the scenery on day two than on day one. \u00c2\u00a0We made it to camp in time to relax and cook up some dinner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1580\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1426.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1580\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1580  \" title=\"DSCF1426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1426-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hiking across the beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1582\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1582\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1582  \" title=\"DSCF1433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1433-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at the peninsula<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1583\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1583\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1583  \" title=\"DSCF1440\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1440-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wineglass bay<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1584\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1447.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1584\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1584  \" title=\"DSCF1447\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1447.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1447.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1447-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finally we made it to Wineglass Bay!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The last day was a short one and a half hour hike across Wineglass Bay and back to the car park. \u00c2\u00a0We were both very sore, but were glad that our packs were significantly lighter now that we had eaten most of the food and\u00c2\u00a0drunk\u00c2\u00a0most of the water. \u00c2\u00a0We got back to the car about lunch time and after three long days of hiking we treated ourself with some fresh oysters and mussels at a local farm store before driving to Port Arthur.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1589\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1464.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1589\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1589  \" title=\"DSCF1464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1464.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1464-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oysters and mussels for lunch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The next day we went to the number one tourist attraction in Tasmania, Port Arthur. \u00c2\u00a0Port Arthur is one of the most extensive old\u00c2\u00a0convict\u00c2\u00a0settlements still existing in Australia. \u00c2\u00a0Most of the buildings are now ruins, but you get a good sense of what it might have been like for the\u00c2\u00a0convicts\u00c2\u00a0that they imported from England.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1588\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1469.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1588\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1588  \" title=\"DSCF1469\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1469-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port Arthur<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our last stop in Tasmania was the capital, Hobart. \u00c2\u00a0We were lucky to be there when all of the\u00c2\u00a0yacht&#8217;s\u00c2\u00a0were around after the\u00c2\u00a0Sydney\u00c2\u00a0to Hobart race and for Taste of Tasmania, the local food and wine festival. \u00c2\u00a0We enjoyed a couple of days looking at the yacht&#8217;s, shopping at Salamanca Market, and getting a bite to eat at the Taste festival. \u00c2\u00a0Then it was back to Melbourne, back to work, and to get ready for our move.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1587\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1587\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1587  \" title=\"DSCF1473\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSCF1473-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salamanca Place in Hobart<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bicheno we drove south to Freycinet National Park, which is know for its beautiful beaches including famous Wineglass Bay. \u00c2\u00a0Scott and I had planned to try out true backpacking &#8211; meaning we would carry our tent, food, water, clothes and camping gear with us for three days and hike a total of 32km. 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