Swansea – St Mary’s

Today we took the very windy road to Freycinet National Park to walk the 4 hour walk of Wineglass Bay and Hazards Bay. It was a fabulous walk.

The beginning of the walk up to the Wine Glass Bay Lookout and then down to Wine Glass Bay Beach was the most popular walk in the area, and as such it was meticulously paved in the local pink granite rocks which were used for supporting overhanging walk paths, back filling run off banks and making resting seating along the 1.5hr walk. It was very steep and very worth while to do. Sharon was concerned about her knee injury and returned early in the walk.

Wineglass Bay

Sharon, Me & Wayne on Hazards Bay

Hazards Bay from above

We decided to keep heading round towards Launceston, as Wayne and Sharon were starting to feel pushed in how little time they had left in the state. We made it to Hotel St Mary’s just in time for dinner. Wayne rocked up about 20 minutes before us and asked if they could pay for a shower. The girl in shock (not having been faced with such a question), got the manager. “Giday, I’m Bruce” was his welcome, and needless to say they hit it off. He was happy to offer them a shower free of charge if they stayed for a couple of drinks or dinner. Easily done. Only problem was it was cold. We wished they had the fire on, but we had a great night. We were even invited to park out the back of their block behind the pub on the river. It was perfect quiet and peaceful place to stop.