Today we moved on from St Helens to Coles Bay, a 2 hour drive. We spent some time having lunch and checking out Bicheno. The ocean was amazing in its range of colours today, from really deep blue to the turquoise close to the coast.

There was a raging westerly gale today. It snowed in the highland regions. We are so thankful that we did that part of the trip last week. They are talking about snow down to 300 metres tonight, perhaps even in Hobart.

Although we weren’t able to get to the Bay of Fires yesterday, both these photos show the orange lichen growing on the rocks which gave the bay its name.

At about 2 pm we rocked up to our studio apartment in Coles Bay. THis will be our home the next couple of nights

It is very cosy, and much better than just a motel room. The first thing that Margaret did was get some dirty clothes into the washing machine and then the dryer. The apartment comes with a wood heater that I think we might be lighting tonight.

And here is the view from our front door.

As the sun set behind us this afternoon, it really lit up those mountain peaks. I won’t be too surprised if they are white in the morning,