Experience the Tasmanian Devil in Tasmania Devil Conservation Park very close!
In a day trip from Hobart we went to the former prison area of Port Arthur. This tour is optional visit to the Tasmanien Devil Conservation Park offered to you should definitely make!
Tasmanian devils are really very special animals.
In contrast to the rest of the body very large head with countless scars and the hunchback back are just really not a pretty sight! The more exciting it was to könnnen experience as close to these rare animals!
Although they actually are nocturnal, they ran wild all the time in the pen around and keiften at each other.
Worse was the whole as they were fed and they were fighting for the seizure. I think that in the photos more as it becomes clear why they were then called by the early European settlers devil. But you have a fair way to be said that the nurse said that while he spends a lot of time to separate the brawlers themselves but have never been attacked by them.
In the end we had to cater for the Kangaroos, the stuffed ourselves literally out of hand! And in this size, they're also really cute !!
The Cradle Mountain National Park is the starting point of the 60 km long Overland Tracks. Due to time constraints I had to take only a day trip, which is also despite the rain recommended in any case.
From Launceston we were off up to the National Park where we around a 3 hour hike to Lake Dove made.
Due to the thick cloud cover and the constant rain we have not seen the actual peaks of Cradle Mountain, but what about the most rainfall in Tasmania quite normal in this region.
Nevertheless, the fall is the best season to see the area first because fewer tourists are traveling and secondly offer the colors of the deciduous trees a nice contrast to the gray rocks.
The establishment of the Cradle Mountain National Park was way after years of development work by the Austrian Gustav Weindorfer. Here the boat house on Lake Dove that he had built.
As a botanist wine villages met his Tasmanian woman in Australia know and was impressed by the scenery at Cradle Mountain so that he decided in short here to build a mountain hut to attract visitors.
According to the structure of the Waldheimat under extreme weather conditions and some "promotional events" a road was built and finally declared the area as a National Park after 10 years.
The animal stars of the national park are the Wombats, Related to the koala these opossums can weigh up to 37kg. Wombats can be encountered only in Australia and have a body length of 70 to 120 cm.
Expectant time has to be completed around the entire Overland Track, which should certainly do, I'll probably have to move it to the next world tour!
The south of the Australian mainland Tasmania preferred nowadays only 500,000 inhabitants, living from 40% in the capital Hobart.
The island was discovered by the Dutchman Abel Tasman and the first European inhabitants were begeitet of convicts who were employed as workers for the construction. In 1850, every second inhabitant of Tasmania was a convict!
Nowadays, the whole thing is history and the main attraction for tourists from all over the world is the stunning scenery of Tasmania! The Freycinet Nationalpark with the Wineglass Bay is one of the most beautiful in Australia.
On the way there are the vineyards, which are mainly to be found here on the east coast due to the milder climate.
Autumn is probably a good time of year to Tasmania to visit alone if only because we were the only bus in the parking lot 😉 And even with some cloud cover, we were thus able to enjoy the view of the perfectly shaped bay.
Even if the Wineglass Bay is the flagship of the park, I personally found the coast at the Sleepy Bay much unique!
Here the wind formed in soft rock caves that can be visited with some skill.
Really stunning and is definitely worth a visit Honeymoon Bay with the mountains "The Hazards" in the background.
On the way you meet again and again to animal companions like here on a wallaby, almost a kangaroo in miniature design that is sympathetic to me in any case as his relatives in! 😉
On the way to Launceston, the tour then made a detour into the really sleepy village of Ross, the bridge was built by former convicts.
The Freycinet National Park with the Wineglass Bay should definitely be on every Tasmanienreise, ideally one should here be better to rent a car to explore in more detail at the park.
The Mornington Peninsula is just about 1 hour drive from Melbourne and is with its steep coasts highly recommended.
With this glorious weather we headed to explore the portion around Bushrangersbay and Cape Schanck.
After a few steps I discovered on a meadow a kangaroo, that we had already discovered. In this environment, the gray kangaroos are able to achieve which up to 1.80 cm in height at home.
When we annäherten us to about 2 m high fence, came to our big surprise equal a lot more of the marsupials to the fore!
And they all stopped to browse, stood on his hind legs and stared at us fix. Well, even though I had the Kangaroos always as sweet little animals in memory, it resembled probably a scene from Jurassic Park where the dinosaurs were disturbed while eating 😉 Alan just said that we are protected by the imaginary for the cows fence, a fallacy like us but later the lighthouse warden said.
The kangaroos are seen by the farmers here rather as a plague, they graze on pasture and destroy the fences although they also can easily jump over it ....
Well it went on, without really meet other tourists to the unique Bushrangers Bay of the beach you can have a good view of the surrounding cliff has and is ideal for a picnic.
Then there were still a few miles to Cape Schanck where the lighthouse is located. Here the brown tones of the rocks mix with the roaring water.
Now only was more the way back to deal with and so we were done according to the total of almost 14 km very nice, but very happy, after all, who gets so many kangaroos in the wild to see so close! Thus, another duty point was met on my trip around the world!
Noosa, the green coastline spot of the east coast!
The main attraction of swimming and surfing town of Noosa National Parks, a small forest of nice hiking trails, also along the coast. Here you can not only watch the dolphins from the shore, but also enjoy beautiful sunsets.
But even outside of the park you can leisurely stroll along the lagoon and watch near de mangrove divere birds. The stars are but certainly the pelicans of which there are countless.
One discovers again and again new plants in unbgewohnten of us dimensions, as this giant tree.
Subheadings to Noosa tourists come and especially from all over Australia. Also for a weekend break from from Brisbane, 1.5 hours away, the little village is very popular. Here countless luxury villas built right on the lagoon, some can only halt but anyway afford a house boat.
The view from the vantage point is already here as the village was built in the middle of the woods and even though part was obtained as a National Park, it is of course questionable Auswirklungen which had the construction here on the environment.
Anyway, the green Noosa was in the tour without überalla to get there a nice change.
The 120 km long and 15 km wide Fraser Iceland is the largest sand island in the world and the only place around the world increases the rain forest on sandy soil. The tours usually go out of Hervey Bay and begin with a brief Fährenfaht, then it continues with an all-wheel drive bus on the bumpy dirt roads.
Very scenic is one of the 200 freshwater lake, the Lake McKenzie. The blue water is a wonderful contrast to the almost snow-white sand of almost pure silicon. If it had not yet arrived six other tour buses at the same time, I could enjoy the view almost unlimited.
From the Central Station you can take on very many lovely walks through the rainforest and admire the trees and plants in giant version, just a shame that we had only 20 minutes time, since we had more for lunch.
Then it was on to the east coast, along the 75 Mile Beach.
Here you will find colored by minerals sand dunes and the wreck of the SS Maheno which is stranded here in 1935 after a storm.
Also seen again and again on the beach are the dingoes that you should for safety feed under any circumstances.
Fraser Iceland is certainly a unique natural spectacle that you should explore in your own account SUV best to actually seem to have enough time to explore the islands neat.
This section of the north-east coast, it is usual to make a multi-day sailing trip. On the recommendation of my hostel I decided for the boat Summertime. Many boats aimed at 18 year old backpackers from and organize drinking games on board ..... I was very lucky with my group, 16 people from 8 different countries and all were over 30 years old.
The sailing ship Summertime has been several years in the hump and has just enough space for the sleeping bunks. We ate sitting without a table along the railing and 1m2 large bathroom that should included both the toilet and shower you need just 1.5 minutes to get a shower so that the water consumption is kept low.
On the way to our first stop we had really nice waves, so it rocked vigorously. After that, the three-member crew consisting of a captain, instructor and cook inflated the kayaks so that we could observe in the crystal clear water stingrays and Schikdkröten in the bay.
Then we went at sunset on the night at our berth.
On the second day was a visit to the most famous beach in the Whitsundays, the Whiteheaven Beach, Hip. As the name suggests, there is probably nowhere whiter sand than here. These still form every day, depending on the ebb and flow of various sand dunes in the water form the breathtaking scenery. Too bad that of course all the groups come at the same time to the beach and is thus lost a lot of charm.
Then in the afternoon it was finally time, we were able to go snorkeling. Of course, some other groups also had the same idea again ..... but well you could still avoid to some extent. The view was from the rain the day before and the wind again mediocre, so I have refrained to diving. Nevertheless, quite a few fish on the reef, here are some pictures romped:
High back Fusilier
Chelmon rostratus (Orange-banded butterflyfish or Copper-banded butterflyfish)
Pomacanthus-sexstriatus-six-banded angelfish
Squid (calamari fritti not 😉)
Here are a few photos of coral. Here, the same coral species, depending on hunger they stretch out their feelers or not.
Very impressive is the size of some sponges.
On the last day we went again into the water, with much poorer vision and fairly high waves which made us to create on the return trip, as the water constantly splashed and we were all soaked.
Sicherlich ist das Segeln auf den Whitsunday Islands ein Muss auf jeder Weltreise, jedoch ist es wie alles andere in Australien nicht gerade günstig. Für fast 140 Euro pro Tag (ohne Tauchgänge) schläft man mit 16 Personen in einem Ambiente und bekommt zwar sehr leckeres Essen, jedoch auch halt nur Grillwürstchen, Kartoffel- oder Nudelsalat und als Nachspeise Obst das nie für alle gereicht hat. Dazu kommt, dass die Crew aus einem erfahrenen Kapitän und zwei Praktikantinnen besteht die ein Work & Holiday Visum haben. Anyway, so funktioniert nun mal die gut geölte Tourismusmaschine in Australien, jedenfalls freue ich mich schon auf Südostasien, dort stechen mich die Mücken sicher genauso, aber halt nur zu einem Drittel vom Preis 😉
Nevertheless, it was fun and the group just great!
Magnetic Iceland, Adventure Island also for the small budget!
Discovered in 1770 by Captain James Cook, Magnetic Iceland is just 20 minute ferry ride from Townsville on the northeast coast of Australia away. I was the only 50 km2 island was very pleasantly surprised and I have seen in 3 days more animals than the zoo!
We globetrotters always have to pay so on a budget and on the island can be a lot of activities such as hiking and snorkeling without making tour itself.
Probably the most beautiful hike is the forts in only 1.5 hours you can walk up to the old fortress, while next to the beautiful views of the surrounding bays, if you also need a very good eye for koalas.
I must say the little teddy bears are very very sweet, you could watch them for hours doing nothing really.
There are also other trails that lead mainly to the coves that are only accessible on foot and the snorkeling dirket from the beach is possible.
Unfortunately, I was the weather god left in the last few weeks something down so that it has rained almost every day and the view of the snorkeling was too bad. But then, if the sun comes out, it does not matter really hot and muggy and you can get a good sweat!
Nevertheless, I was able to make some nice photos on Magnetic Iceland, the small kangaroos that had wallabies grazing peacefully on the neighboring meadow at the hostel, the rays equal scared in the murky water like me, the blue crab but buried the possum was waiting at the showers to eat. Who knows if I pop in again on the next trip around the world with better weather 😉
From Port Douglas I booked a day tour with the ship Poseidon on the outer Great Barrier Reef. There are approached three different locations on Agincourt Reef and I wanted to make two dives and snorkeling on the last stop. The whole has a value of 200 euros !! But good if you already making a trip around the world, one must sometimes have plunged on the Great Barrier Reef, but then there were for dinner again two times salad 😉
As you expected something swell, all other passengers tablets were equal sold for seasickness by 3 dollars. Next we went to the briefing for the divers and the introductory explanations of all the made a Discovery Dive, so dive without a diving license, of course, twice as expensive! .. With the snorkelers were so close to 60, 600 people felt on board.
Anyway, everything went exactly as scheduled and I must say that everything was very well organized and all the equipment were ready on time. Too bad hold only that a great many people were in the water, many who have never dived or snorkeled with their fins unkontrollieren movements destroyed the coral.
Unfortunately, it was also constantly inevitably have people in front of my lens. And the board photographer to make matters worse rattled each from an underwater photo with an artificial starfish to have. So then there were 60 photos with people in suit with yellow starfish. $ 20 per photo ... I must disappoint you, no, I do not have it bought!
The instructor was very much busy to entertain us as a result of the cloud there was poor visibility and at dive sites where day four ships go anyway is not much to see, because no fish is doing to stress 😉
Anyway, thought our Divemaster it would be a good idea (contrary to all diving rules) to take a cucumber in his hand.
But well, on the last dive I have then yes snorkeled and made a few nice photos in scheichten water. Yes, sooo many corals as here on the Great Barrier Reef where you rarely get well otherwise face. Even if it is a lot of photos this time, it was so beautiful that I would most like to weitergeschnorchelt hours long!
Yet As a tip: save here on the reefs prefer money and forgo the diving, the most beautiful corals are close to the surface where they can "shine" through enough light too! Although on nice days with good visibility a dive worth it!
Da gibt man Unsummen für Dschungeltouren aus und dann -“unverhofft kommt oft”!!
I still thought I should take the heavy camera at all, I just wanted to go to the center 500 m to the supermarket, because yes, my fear to miss something has triumphed!
Although I do not know if it was instinctive, since I do not ever look up into the trees, but I've just seen! A about 4 feet long Amethystine New Guinea on a tree branch in about 10 meters high!
I could not believe my luck and began at once to photograph it happening as quickly approached the first walkers. A neighbor told me that the snakes like to be here sometimes "hang out" there was probably already Attaken on people like you in this newspaper article can read.
On the way back, I naturally looked only into the trees! But the constrictor was no longer there, unfortunately! But today I had probably double happiness and saw 300 meters, opposite the entrance of my hostel still a beauty!
Here in Port Douglas suffer the Pythons not hungry, especially now in the flying fox season is not. Hundreds of these giant bats hanging in the trees here and do it right noise and dirt!
Indeed, I suspect that the second snake has eaten recently, namely if you look closely, one discovers an unusual bulge on the body of Python.
So far so good, let's see if I was walking today afternoon in the other direction and finally get a crocodile in front of the lens 😉
