Cradle mountain is one of Tasmania's most visited National Parks, so we thought we better go see it before we head home tomorrow night.
We had a bit of lunch stuff hanging around, but needed to get some ham at the local supermarket. After forgetting to do that, we drove through Railton to Sheffield (the town of murals) where we stopped for a walk and to get that ham. We found a BBQ pack (containing 3 burgers, 3 snags and 2 small steaks) on a throw out special for $2, so bought it instead. Sheffield has one free public BBQ in the middle of a park in town-by the time we cooked our feast, the day was cold and getting colder, but it was so good! Sheffield has over 50 murals-painted to "save" the town about 20 years ago. It seems to have worked, as the little town was really busy while we were there. Lots of new homes seem to have gone up since we were last in town too.
Sheffield sits at the foot of Mt Roland and the drive to Cradle mountain takes you right out past it. It was very beautiful.
Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake
By now it was getting colder still and when we arrived at the Dove Lake car park it was sleeting. So much for the iconic view of Cradle Mountain reflected in Dove Lake. We did manage a couple of short walks in the area, but had hoped to do a couple more. Even with the rain and cloud, it is a stunning national park and I think we'll come back in a year or two and do it on a nice day.
SNOW! (in April)
We came home via Wilmot and Forth. We stopped and bought some of our favourite Dutch Cream potatoes from a farm gate to bring home with us, plus some local carrots and spray free apples. We were kept entertained spotting mail boxes on a 10k stretch of road out of Wilmot. We spotted Tin Man, dogs, wombats, Ned Kelly, Motorbikes, Cars, Rockets, Horses, you name it we saw it. Dozens of properties have the craziest letter boxes.
Mt Roland
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