Maybe you realized that our last videos were a bit different (or you probably have not :D) but our action camera is not working right now as the battery died. We ordered a replacement to the town of Scamander to pick it up on the way but when we got there after leaving the Bay of Fires, the package was not there yet. We waited one more day in town to check the next day but it has not had arrived and we decided to keep going without it. That means that we currently only have our normal Samsung camera and Droni to take videos.

Our next stop after Scamander was Freycinet National Park that was recommended to us by quite a few people that we met. It was a pretty easy ride to get there as we had some nice tailwind and we decided to do the 35km Freycinet Peninsula Circuit that loops over the whole peninsula. Usually they recommend to take 2-3 days for the whole way but with only small backpacks and a bad weather forecast for the next day, we decided to push through the whole thing within one day. In order to get everything done in one day, we started early by following the circuit in clockwise direction which leads you to Wineglass Bay first and it gives you all the hills first and an easier end coming back. The weather that day was amazing and hiking through this picturesque landscape was truly stunning. All the water in the bays is crystal clear, the beaches are perfectly white and they create an awesome contrast to the green vegetation and rocky hills around. You could easily take pictures for advertising and travel agencies here as it just looks like paradise! About halfway through the hike we even decided to take the detour to climb the summit of Mt Freycinet which was hard but more than worth it. You get a 360 degree view of the whole National Park and we had a great lunch break there. From there on the hike got a bit harder as our feet started protesting against all the walking and the last few kilometers were quite a drag before we finished the hike at 6:30pm after 10,5h of walking.

When we cycled back through the village of Coles Bay we struggled to find a place to stay as even the caravan park was full but we were lucky to meet Chris when it was dark already and he invited us to stay with him for the night. His place was in Swanwick which is located right at the mouth of a river but without a ferry or bridge to cross the river, you usually need to cycle a 50km loop to the next town of Swansea but we tried to find a way to cross the river to only have a flat 20km to Swansea. Before leaving for work the next morning, Chris offered us to use his inflatable raft to get our gear across the river and we took on the challenge. The river is only 50m wide but after loading the raft and crossing the river for the first time, we were just exhausted. The current was so strong and we knew we would not be able to do the cross another three times to get all our stuff over but luckily some guys passed by on their way fishing and they got us and all our equipment across the river and we could cycle on from there. Our legs really remembered the 35km of walking from the day before so we decided to only cycle to Swansea and spend the rest of the day there to sit out the rain and give our legs some rest.

Our last stop before reaching Hobart from there was Maria Island which is a small island without any cars, a lot of wildlife and great scenery. We decided to take the expensive ferry to get there and we even met up with Lukas and Timo, the two other cyclists we cycled together with for a while before. They were on their way North and we were heading South but we managed to get to Maria Island together and had two amazing days there together. We saw a lot of wombats, possums and birds, had a relaxed afternoon on one of the free campsites and climbed the peak of Bishop and Clerk together before they kept going north and we did our last day to get close to Hobart where we got to stay with Ricardo who we met cycling the Great Ocean Road. After an amazing traditional Uruguayan BBQ at night he even took us on a scenic flight over Hobart and Mt Wellington in his small fixed-wing aircraft which was just amazing!

We hope you enjoy our video and all the best wishes from Tassie,

Keep cycling,

Vroni, Droni and Joni