On to Launceston

 A half hour drive took me to the Bruny Island ferry. It was easy boarding and 20 mins later arrived.

Had a good going from one end of island to the other. I must admit that, although it was  beautiful, I did get sick of driving down dirt roads!!

The next day saw me heading to a different ferry - this one was to take me to Marìa Island. It was a 30 min ferry ride, accompanied by dolphins for a while. Stepping off the ferry was like being in another world - the water was so clear and the sand so white. There were a number of walks on the island and although the day started bright sunny and warm within a few hours that all changed! The rain was torrential and there was nowhere to shelter under cover! The best thing about the rain was that the wombats came out to feed. There were lots of the and the cutest was a mother and baby. The pademelons  were also out and about.  There were three major downpours and unfortunately the temperature dropped, the thunder rolled and everyone was soaked! There were no shops, cafes etc on the island so you had to carry everything you needed. The rain continued to come down and the ferry ride back was interesting!!

Tuesday was a drive through, almost different countries first place was Richmond     (England?), then to Oatlands ( Netherlands?) finally I reached Launceston. Plenty of hills to walk here.