Day 12 Travel Day: The Great Eastern Drive

 Jan 15th  Day 12

Travel Day: Hobart to Freycinet National Park
(Karen)

Today was a travel day - final destination Saffire Freycinet and we had all day to get there. So our first detour was Richmond (not Virginia), a very small town just northeast of Hobart. There are many wineries in Richmond. We stopped at Frogmore Creek since we had previously enjoyed a Frogmore Riesling.

After a quick wine tasting, we headed out on Tasman Highway (East Coast Highway) for approximately an hour and a half.  We drove along winding roads, through farms and A-LOT of sheep.  We were on the lookout for Wallabies but only saw "Wasas" ( as in "was a Wallaby") on the side of the road.

Gorgeous but scary drive

Devil's Corner was our lunchtime stop. Beautiful views and surprisingly good seafood (oysters and prawns). As we approached Freycinet, we made one final stop - Bicheno ("BEE-shin-oh"), a small beachside town. We walked along the rocks to the "Blow hole," water that shoots up from the rocks.   

 

 We arrived at Freycinet ready for our next adventure.