Tasmania; just add wine.

Leaving Melbourne...very exciting. It involved a HUGE ship that I got to drive Mendoza onto, recliner chairs, a great view of Melbourne by night, poker machines, restaurants, a shop, you name it and its on the spirit. Excitement was flowing.

Arrive in Devenport a little tired but ready to go. We found free showers and went in search of things to do. The light house was great and I sang "Have you ever...ever felt like this...have strange things happened are you goin round the twist?"

Drive an hour to the most beautiful lake. We have a bit of a fish with no luck and settle in. 11pm drunk ferals turn up and ruin our camp spot. Its starts to get a little dangerous so we pack up, fast, and drive back to Devonport. Not a great start.

We slept in the car in a car park.

The next day we enjoyed a Salmon and Ginseng farm and more chocolate.

Night 2 was spent in a free and safe camp in Deloraine.

Night 3 and 4 we spent in Lake Arthur. I will not lie...camping in the rain is tough. I cried after the food box and I had an argument. Everything is wet and cold and miserable. Its hard.

Sometimes when everything goes to shit whom ever is in charge sends in some reinforcements, some relief, a little comfort. Our comfort came in the form of a couple named Garry and Renarta. This lovely couple were gold fossickers. They looked for gold for a living and made enough money in the 6 months of the year that they did it that they holidayed for the rest. Garry was big and ugly and kind with a gruff manner and bushmens sense of honour. Renatta was tough and did well to enjoy their chosen lifestyle.

Garry invited us to his fire, smoked us trout that he caught that day and gave us trout to take away with us. This coulples kindness and warmth to strangers made us feel so much better and less alone.

Thank you to Garry and Renatta for your kindness.

Today: Port Arthur and it was excellent and well worth the money.

Tonight we are in a BnB near Port Arthur and the more wine I have the better I feel!

We are going back to Port Arthur now for a ghost tour! Ahhhhh!

Love Krystal