Another Day Of Stunning Views...

You're probably getting tired of photos of sunny coastlines, but today I set out for more. I had to work a little harder for today's pics- a three hour drive followed by a three hour hike up a steep mountain side.


After another gorgeous drive with photo opportunities all the way I arrived at Freycinet (fray-sin-ay) National Park. I was under strick instructions to get a view of Wineglass Bay, a beach in the area. The information centre said I had two options: Either an hour and a half return walk to a mountain saddle, or a three hour return hike up to the summit of Mount Amos- 1600 feet above seas level. Of course, I'm a MAN so I didn't really have a choice! Mt Amos here I come!

I drove to the foot of the mountain and climbed out of the car for the first great view of the hike- a kangaroo right beside the car! Thankfully this one was a little more reserved than the last one I met. He didn't even mind me taking his picture.


The warning signs at the start of the trail weren't kidding, it was a steeeeeeeep climb! A lot of the time I was on all fours and it wasn't long before the sweat was dripping from my nose! Thankfully, the higher I climbed the more the breeze cooled me and the better the views got. After lots of stops along the way, I made it to the summit. Awesome views and not another person in sight. I sat down for lunch overlooking the bay before snapping a few pics. After a nice long rest at the top I was ready for descent. Those slippery boulders, that were tough on the way up, seemed twice a slippery on the way down- some sections were better traversed on my bum!

I made it down with shaking legs and a soaking T-shirt but it was a lot of fun. After a brief look around some more of the park I headed home.