Thursday 29th March 2012 - Launceston to Mole Creek

We took a while to get going after a breakie of pancakes and eggs. I caught up on some washing so clean clothes were the go for the day.
Our first stop along the way to Mole Creek was the Alum Cliffs. This area was used extensively by Aboriginals for ochre collection. It was a shortish walk down to the lookout past a wooden sculpture that we didn't understand to the lookout. It was a very big drop off. On the right hand side you could see the ochre in the rocks. It was an unexpected, beautiful view.

The girls at the Alum Cliffs lookout

Ed and I being romantic!

On the walk back down Thomas spotted a yellow worm. It looked like an earth worm but Ed seemed to think that it wasn't. It was quite a bright yellow.

We had lunch at the cliffs and then hit the road again to get to Mole Creek. Along the way we stopped at the Chudleigh Honey Farm and sampled some of the delights on offer. We bought some honey macadamia Nougat and some very naughty chocolate orange honey. Yummy!!
We found the Caravan Park at Mole Creek and dropped off the camper trailer right next to a creek.
We took off in the direction of the Manuka Cave & the King Solomon Cave. Unfortunately we are a bit tired of paying around $50 every time we want to see a cave, so we decided to forgo the cave and do the Fern Tree Walk. It was very lush, green and wet just like the temperate rain forests that Charlotte studied last year at school. We even saw an old fossil shaped like a turtle shell.

The kids and the fossil

The Fern Tree Walk

 After the fern Tree Walk we drove up to Devils Gullet. It was a steep path to walk up to get to the viewing platform. It was a long drop down and made all our tummies flutter being up so high! It was an amazing view of all the mountains and hills around. Apparently they had heaps of snow there last weekend which covered up the boardwalk up to the platform.

The view to the right of the lookout

The view in front of the lookout

According to my friend Lee, Willem Dafoe is in a movie called 'The Hunter' about the elusive Tassie Tiger. I was sorely disappointed that he wasn't there to greet me!

We had a relaxing time back at the caravan park with a camp fire beside the creek.