Day 7! That means only 4 days left!

This morning the weather was terrible- very wet in Launceston. We were going to visit the famous Launceston Gorge, but the weather was not inviting. Instead we travelled to our next stop, St Helens.

The East Coast is more like your normal coastal towns on the mainland. The West Coast is far more rugged and towns are isolated from each other and from the main population centres.

Our room wasn’t ready so we had lunch and headed for the Bay of Fires. By now the rain was coming down and the wind was getting close to 100 km/hr. I quickly jumped out of the car, threw my coat on and snapped a few photos before we got blown into the ocean.

We then headed back to the Panorama Hotel, where our room was ready to enter. We have a magnificent view from our upstairs room, and the balcony is on the sheltered side of the building so it isn’t too bad out there.

We only have one night here so tomorrow we move on to Coles Bay, thence on to Hobart.