2/17/15. Launceston, Tasmania

Dave and I woke up early so took a walk around the cabins.  I was still looking for the elusive echidna and wanted another chance to take a photo of a kookaburra, but we settled for a wallaby who was out grazing.  We packed the car and went back to the cafe at the visitor center for breakfast.  We then hopped on the shuttle to show Dave the view of Cradle Mountain.  Unfortunately, it was a bit drizzly out and the mountain was concealed in the fog.  Dave will just have to look at the pictures from yesterday.  We took the shuttle back to Ronny Creek and took a lovely walk on the overland trail.  We saw another wombat beside the path.  He had a very cute face.  We walked up to Weindorfer's cabin - Weinheim.  Gustavo Weindorfer fell in love with the area and ultimately led to it being named a national park.  It is quite beautiful and we really didn't have enough time to do it justice.  We went back to the car and headed for Launceston (pronounced lawn chess ton).  Our B and B here is in the "blue chip" district according to our hostess - lots of beautiful old and stately homes.  We are located on top of a very high hill overlooking the town.  After checking in, we walked down into town for a late lunch and then continued walking over King's Bridge to the gorge.  The views were lovely and we saw a seal frolicking in the water.  We walked back into town and decided to have ice cream for dinner as we were still quite full from lunch.  Our feet were still smoking from all the walking we did today so we opted for a taxi ride up the hill.  I think I will put the pix in a separate blog.