the land of milk and honey

 there was a period between a normal covid and delta variant in australia where everything seems back to normal. local flight resumed, people are out and about, no mask required (but often suggested) indoors, and business as usual. that was the period i went to tasmania, thinking that overseas travel would take much longer time to recover, and i was right. 

tassie is like the land of milk and honey, but down under. there must be something in the cows there because the dairy products are chef kiss. we had ice cream every single day, went to cheese factory, and drink local milk. they also have a local variant of honey called “leatherwood honey”, not my personal favourite though.

if i can choose one thing as a highlight, it would be the scenic natural view. we went there during the end of autumn, and the grass was golden, the trees are in the shades of burgundy, brownish orange, and light yellow. the sky is clear and blue, it was not warm but it wasn’t freezing cold either. they have different kind of sunlight there, the kind that is warm, and mood lifting. the kind that would promise you good day ahead.

the first day of the trip, we landed in Launceston. it was a cute small town, and it has only one shopping mall called "The Mall". there are varieties of good foods there, asian food included. weather is perfect, took a stroll and enjoyed the small city vibes. 

Launceston

the next day we went up to the cradle mountain. it took around 2 hours drive, and it was a little bit dark and gloomy when we reached there. decided to stroll around hotel, and made dinner. we brought a portable stove, so I cooked some pasta.

lookout

next day, we hike up to dove lake, but the wind was too strong. so we took some pictures and went for another trail called "enchanted walk" which was like fairy tale come alive. there were trees covered in moss, woods, little river, tiny bridge, and some warm sun light shining throughout the leaves. if sleeping beauty ran into a forest and accidentally met a prince, this would be it.

we went back to Launceston, visited Tamar wetlands for a bit and then went to get dinner.

dove lake

wetlands

after that the road trip begins!

we took east coast route to Hobart, so we visited pyengana dairy, lavender farm, Swansea, hike to wine glass bay, eat lobster at lobster shack, and of course prawns and oysters. 

swansea