Freycinet is Tasmania’s most popular national park and undoubtedly one of the prettiest. To our eyes, this is a bit of a double-edged sword; it means the facilities and walking tracks are immaculate, but it also gives the place an overly sanitised and regimented feel.
That said, we enjoyed a lovely early evening walk yesterday out to Cape Tourville and went hell for leather today with a 5 hour hike to the aptly named Wineglass Bay.
The beach is ranked as one of the very best in Australia and with a mile or so of fine white sand, crystal clear waters and a backdrop of lush vegetation on the surrounding hills, it’s not hard to see why.
As I found to my cost, the sea is very deceptive here though; dazzling aqua marine hues and gently lapping surf give the impression it should be as warm as the Caribbean, but it’s colder than anything I’ve ever swam in – think Whitley Bay in January and you’re getting close. I suppose this makes sense when you consider the next bit of land you’d hit if you sailed south would be the Antarctic.
Too cold for Wend and Steve that’s for sure. Wend has an excuse of course, being a soft southerner, as for Steve? well yet again, he brings shame on the Geordie nation.
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