Australia, Tasmania

Freycinet National Park

Panoramic View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Panoramic View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania

Flew into Hobart, Tasmania, for the first time, where I had a quick chance to snoop around the western suburbs before heading up the coast to visit the famed Freycinet National Park with some friends. Being farther south than the rest of Australia, we were able to enjoy very long days with late sunsets thanks to Daylight Saving Time and our greater distance from the Equator. I don’t think we even started looking for campgrounds until about 8 pm.

Panoramic View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Panoramic View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania

Freycinet National Park was very beautiful, with turquoise waters and bright orange lichen-covered rocks. We hiked a number of trails in the area to enjoy the views.

View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen Cliffs of Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania

The next day we headed out for a hike down to Wineglass Bay and took the obligatory dip.

Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wallaby on Beach along Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wallaby on Beach along Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
View from Cape Tourville, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wallaby on Beach along Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Wallaby on Beach along Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen on rocks around Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen on rocks around Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Stream draining into Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Stream draining into Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen on cliffs around Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Lichen on cliffs around Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Smoky tea-tree (Leptospermum glaucescens) in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Smoky tea-tree (Leptospermum glaucescens) in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Sunset over Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Sunset over Freycinet National Park, Tasmania

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