{"id":6407,"date":"2009-12-21T08:19:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T00:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/?p=6407"},"modified":"2026-08-29T20:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:23:21","slug":"second-city-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/","title":{"rendered":"Second City Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spent the night at a hostel in Launceston, Tasmania&#8217;s second-largest city. Just enough time to pick up a fellow traveller and stock up on supplies before the big hike. It isn&#8217;t a huge city, but it had a nice park to snoop around while we were there.  <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6517\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/20091220-lr-_mg_2194ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2194AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Launceston, Tasmania\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2194AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2194AI.avif\" alt=\"Launceston, Tasmania\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6517\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Launceston, Tasmania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6518\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/20091220-lr-_mg_2191ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2191AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Launceston, Tasmania\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2191AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2191AI.avif\" alt=\"Launceston, Tasmania\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6518\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Launceston, Tasmania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6523\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/20091220-lr-_mg_2176ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2176AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peacock roaming the Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Peacock roaming the Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peacock roaming the Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2176AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2176AI.avif\" alt=\"Peacock roaming the Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6523\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peacock roaming the Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6522\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6522\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/20091220-lr-_mg_2126-panoai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2126-PanoAI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,274\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2126-PanoAI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2126-PanoAI.avif\" alt=\"Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6522\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6519\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/20091220-lr-_mg_2188-panoai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2188-PanoAI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,830\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2188-PanoAI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2188-PanoAI-301x500.avif\" alt=\"Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" width=\"301\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2188-PanoAI-301x500.avif 301w, https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2188-PanoAI.avif 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6521\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/20091220-lr-_mg_2130ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2130AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2130AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2130AI.avif\" alt=\"Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6521\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston, Tasmania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6516\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2009\/12\/21\/second-city-tasmania\/20091220-lr-_mg_2195ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2195AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Launceston, Tasmania\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Launceston, Tasmania&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2195AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/20091220-LR-_MG_2195AI.avif\" alt=\"Launceston, Tasmania\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6516\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Launceston, 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