This morning I woke up stiff and sore from the previous days hike. So doing a long walk was not in the cards that day. We decided to take it easy and opted for a leisurely stroll up to Tannenhütte (formerly Gamshütte). There are several trails to get to the hut and we decided to…
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Garmisch Partenkirchen- Stepberg Alm
On day two of our trip the weather promised to be stable and we decided to tackle a more challenging hike. The owners of our accomodation had recommended the ascend to Stepberg Alm in Grainau. We started on the trail from Almhütten Parkplatz and took the route following signs for “Gelbes Gwänd”. The trail is…
Garmisch Partenkirchen- Partnachklamm
We have been doing a lot of hiking in Australia and North America in recent years. However, we have not done as much hiking in Germany as we would have liked. One of our bucket list items for a long time were the Partnach and the Hoellental Gorge in Garmisch Partenkirchen. Starting point for the…
Nelson Bay
We spent a lovely Easter weekend at Nelson Bay relaxing, stand up paddeling and eating delicious fish and chips.
Heading back to Hobart
The night was cold but the weather started to turn for the better. From Maydena we wanted to go see the Styx Tall Trees and the Styx River Walk. The map gave us a mere 18 kilometer drive. But as I mentioned in an earlier post: do your research. This drive is not for the…
Mount Cradle
Rain clouds were moving in and the closer we got to Cradle Mountain the darker the sky became. Cradle Mountain was supposed to be a hiking spot with longer walks in the mountains. But it got so windy and rainy that we have to give up on even the shortest walks. A severe weather warning…
Launceston
We left the coast heading inland from St. Helens towards Launceston. Our first stop was the cheese factory at Pyengana where we bought some delicious cheese for dinner and enjoyed watching the cows line up for milking at an automated milking machine. Whenever a cow wants to be milked it walks up to the machine…
Bay of Fires
Before leaving Bicheno we stopped at the blowhole. Having been disappointed by the one in Kiama this one lived up to its name. The incoming water sputtered through the hole high into the air. A fantastic spectacle! Our destination was the Bay of Fires, one of Tasmania’s most stunning regions. Located on the edge of…
Tasmania- East Coast
The cloud cover lifted completely over night and temperatures were mild when we started on our way to Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park. When planning a road trip across Australia do your homework and research your route. We wanted to go from Dunalley to Bicheno and from a small highway where taken to an…