Good morning from Queenstown after our epic hiking yesterday in cradle mountains
we reached Queenstown and checked into this beautiful motel called Silver Hills
it's just 12 degrees here and the weather is very very cloudy today
but it makes this place even more beautiful as you can see behind me on that mountain
Queenstown is the largest town in western Tasmania and surrounded by dramatic hills and mountains
this place was once a thriving mining area but the mining did cause an environmental damage
but mother nature is soon healing this and making this place beautiful.
So our initial plan was just to do a pit stop in this town but now we want to explore this town and then head towards Hobart
In such a small town it's very surprising to find an electric charging station very nice
so this is the west coast wilderness railway and it is a 35 kilometer long railway line
the original three out of the five coaches are
currently used the fourth one was destroyed and the fifth one is in the museum at hobart
you can explore the inaccessible locations in and around Queenstown
we did not have time to explore this magical
train ride but it's definitely on our list to check out next time
we are at tracks cafe and enjoying our morning breakfast
this museum was once a hotel for 20 years
then becoming a hospital and accommodation for mining men finally in 1970 this became the galley museum
We are at Spion Kopf lookout this place provides a spectacular view of the entire city
you'll also find some mining exhibits along the way
Queenstown football field is very unique as you can see it's a gravel field not a grass
field it is considered to be one of the dangerous and feared fields in Australia
Just behind me is the Iron Blow Lookout. It was one of the
earliest ventures in 1883 and has an open mine with amazing views around
This is the way towards horsetail fall it's just a 30 minutes walk
on the edge of the mountain but this is seasonal waterfall and is at its best after heavy rainfall
In Tassie always fill your tank in city as there are very less gas stations on highway
On our way to Hobart we stopped at St. Clair lake
Here is the final destination of the overland track. The overland track which starts at cradle mountain
which is around 65 kilometres and it takes six days reaches here at St. Clair lake
this lake is the deepest freshwater lake in Australia
and it was formed from the melting of the glaciers
We are at Russell falls. it's one of the most popular and most photographed
waterfalls in Tasmania you can hear the sound of water behind me so refreshing and so green
well that's the end of today's journey and this episode now we are going to check into our hotel
in Hobart keep watching as we explore Hobart in our next episode bye for now