Climb to Marion Lookout in the rain
Cheese Factory on a 2000 cow dairy farm, all owned by 1 family
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The main event of today was Cradle Mountain- or specifically, Marion Lookout. The mountain itself would take far longer to climb, and I would never have done it in this weather.
The drought has broken atleast for today. All night it was blowing a gale as the rain thundered down on the house.
It more-or-less stopped for us when we got to Dove Lake. From her we were to quickly ascend to the lookout, then back down before the cloud came in. There were only 6 of us, all relatively healthy, so it didn't take long. Sadly, whilst we'd been able to see it from the lake, the mountain was completely covered in cloud by the time we got to the lookout.
On the way to Tasmania's second largest city, Launceston, we stopped for murals and some cheese.
Sheffield is well known for its murals- it was decided by the local council as a good way to bring tourists in. They now have a mural competition every year and any wall flat wall space is painted in some way.
Then off to Tasmania's largest dairy farm. They have around 2000 dairy cows, all owned by one family. To add value they've moved into cheese making, building the Ashgrove Cheese Factory. Good cheese, even the wasabi infused cheese.
That evening I was the only one in basic tour accommodation so I got a 6 bed dorm to myself! I had a wee walk around town, chatted to a few people, then found some decent Pad Thai for dinner.
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