On the East coast, our next campground was Moulting Lagoon Game Reserve. This camp ground is conveniently located close to Freycinet National Park, Coles Bay and Friendly Beaches. Incredibly, this camp ground is FREE and DOG FRIENDLY! Yaasss!
The lagoon is an amazing wonderland, a significant wetland for waterfowl and migratory birds. You can see beautiful Black Swans, who flock to the lagoon in their thousands. At low tide, the kids spent HOURS on the hunt for thousands of soldier crabs. As it was the school holidays, the campground filled up fast. In peak season, we suggest you get there before lunch time if you’d like a decent spot.
The Good Bits.
Using the camp ground as a base, we did tons of exploring in the region.
From Coles Bay Road, we turned off and headed into the Coles Bay Conservation Reserve. After an easy / moderate 45 minutes drive on a 4WD track, we ended up at Friendly Beaches. What a beauty!
You can take an easy drive to the Cape Tourville Lighthouse. There is a short walk around the lighthouse grounds.
Stunning vistas are your reward from its amazing vantage point!
Nearby, a lumpy 4WD track lead us to Blue Stone Bay. This bay was a highlight of our first lap around Australia and Adam was super keen to get in for a snorkel. The thousands of Blue Bottle jellyfish really smashed his plans! The stone shore created a masterpiece of tangled stingers. Not cool for someone like Mia who has Scyphophobia [FEAR OF JELLYFISH!]
The Creamy Bits.
The visitors centre at Freycinet National Park has tons of info about this entire region.
We spent a great deal of time checking out the cool displays and learning about the UGLIEST fish on Earth – The Blobfish. It is found in the Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve, off the coast of Tasmania.
Leaving our doggo to have a snooze at the van, we headed off to complete the short Wineglass Bay Lookout walk. It took us by surprise how many people were there to experience Wineglass Bay. The view from the lookout was great and the kids found it very interesting that there was a resident wallaby hanging about.
A really nice surprise was our visit to Devil’s Corner, a wine estate owned by The Brown Brothers. If we hadn’t just finished a brekkie meal at The Pondering Frog, we would have eaten at Devils Corner for sure. Not only can you participate in wine tasting, you can grab a hot wood fired pizza and gelato! A very cool lookout has been created using shipping containers and sheet metal. The lookout gives you amazing views of The Hazards and Moulting Lagoon Game Reserve. It is well worth a visit!
Our next free camp ground, Mayfield Beach Conservation Reserve was a hit with the whole family. Waves big enough for a body board surf and for our dog to chase waves for fun.
To try something different and escape the peak season holiday crowds on the East Coast, we ventured inland. We stayed at Dago Point Campground near Interlaken on Lake Sorell. It was so incredibly peaceful. We spent our days chilling out, playing board & card games and going for drives around the area. Lake Sorell is currently closed as the Tasmanian Inland Fisheries have declared war on the European Carp. They have an eradication program in place, using a combination of techniques. The most interesting one being electric shock!
So that was our action packed SECOND week in Tasmania, only EIGHT more weeks to go!
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Lapping Oz Stats [ 7 days ]
22 JAN 18 – 29 JAN 18
Off grid days #7
Food $547
Fuel $133
Booze $115
Accomodation $0
$795 Total for this week !
