{"id":666,"date":"2019-01-23T18:40:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T18:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/?p=666"},"modified":"2019-04-21T12:13:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T12:13:46","slug":"birthday-boys-bonanza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/01\/23\/birthday-boys-bonanza\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday Boy\u2019s Bonanza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->When we arrived at the camp at Lake Barrington we were not alone, but we were. Camps had been set up but no one was around, it was like a ghost camp. We\u2019d forgotten the Australia Day public holiday was coming up at the w\/e and it\u2019s not unusual in Australia to set up camp early to get the prime spots then return for the actual event; a bit like Germans, towels and sun chairs! The camp wasn\u2019t ideal, so we thought we might just stay the night and see what else we could find the following day. After thinking through the logistics for the next day we decided we wouldn\u2019t be able to fit in a walk in and find another camp so we unhitched and after a pancake breakfast the following morning headed to Cradle Mountain.<br \/> <!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[620,626,625,621],\"columns\":3} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM3L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"620\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm3l\/\" class=\"wp-image-620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM3L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM3L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM3L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM3L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Cradle Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM9P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"626\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm9p\/\" class=\"wp-image-626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM9P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM9P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM9P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM9P.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Eager&#8230;!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM8P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"625\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm8p\/\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM8P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM8P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM8P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM8P.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Here we go<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM4L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"621\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm4l\/\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM4L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM4L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM4L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM4L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Keep up Mum!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->This was the biggest walk we\u2019d done with the kids and we\u2019d made sure we were all kitted with water backpacks, snacks, lunch and warm clothes in case the weather turned. We were lucky it was a beautiful sunny day, but this can turn on a sixpence and you need to be prepared. We decided to walk Dove Lake where you could take in spectacular views of the mountain in the background. The kids did remarkably well. It was a 6km loop around the lake and I think we got to 4km before Reo began asking \u201chow far is it now?\u201d. There are no distance markers, so I tried to be imaginative in my replies to keep him focused and motivated! Thankfully he wasn\u2019t counting the number of times I\u2019d said, \u201cit\u2019s just over \/ around the XXXX [insert whatever was coming up in front of us]\u201d. Lexi suddenly needed to loo about the same time which put a spring in her step and Alex raced off after her while Reo and I took a more leisurely pace. The scenery really is breathtaking and we were lucky to have such fabulous weather.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[623,624,622],\"columns\":2} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM6L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"623\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm6l\/\" class=\"wp-image-623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM6L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM6L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM6L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM6L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM7L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"624\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm7l\/\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM7L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM7L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM7L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM7L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM5L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"622\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm5l\/\" class=\"wp-image-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM5L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM5L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM5L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM5L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->By the following morning others had arrived at camp and offered us a ride out on the lake in their power boat, apparently there was a nice waterfall to see from the water. Hmm, another 6km hike or fun on the water\u2026. The kids didn\u2019t miss a heartbeat and in unison \u201cboat\u201d was the decision. It was such a fun morning. Adam and Andy looked like they were near-pro and entertained us with amazing wake boarding acrobatics and Max showed us his surfing skills. After Hayley had her board, they asked if we wanted to have a go. One board fit OK so after listening to Adam\u2019s instructions he started to pull the boat away. I managed to get up first time and even though I couldn\u2019t do all the acrobatics the others were doing, I succeeded to stay up so in my kids eyes (and mine) I was fabulous!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[585,586,587,588],\"columns\":2} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus1L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"585\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/aus1l\/\" class=\"wp-image-585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus1L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus1L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus1L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus1L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus1L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>The waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus2L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"586\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/aus2l\/\" class=\"wp-image-586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus2L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus2L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus2L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus2L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus2L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Surf dude<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus3P-e1555076171324-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"587\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/aus3p\/\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus3P-e1555076171324-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus3P-e1555076171324-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus3P-e1555076171324-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Hip!?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus4P-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"588\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/aus4p\/\" class=\"wp-image-588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus4P-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus4P-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus4P-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus4P-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aus4P-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>I&#8217;m up!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->The following day we returned to Cradle Mountain to attempt Crater Lake walk. It had been a late night for the kids and they were NOT in the mood for a walk, all they wanted to do was invite themselves back on the boat!! This was also a harder walk, uphill for the first 3km! It didn\u2019t start well, tears, tantrums, feet rooted to the spot and that was just Alex! <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi\/includes\/builder\/frontend-builder\/assets\/vendors\/plugins\/emoticons\/img\/smiley-surprised.gif\" alt=\"surprised\" \/> Lexi cheered up after a shaky start and at one point up the steep track, 3 older walkers were coming down. She plucked up courage to ask if the Crater was just at the top of the hill we could see. The longer than needed &#8220;errrr&#8221; gave me the answer and with a kindly smile, looked down at Lexi and said \u201cit&#8217;s just a little bit further\u201d. After not getting his 11 hours sleep the night before, Reo was just not in the mood. You couldn\u2019t even sit still for very long or the March horse flies would carry you away, but we managed to get him up and back down again, taking it in turns to usher him along. It felt we\u2019d walked a lot longer than 6km. I guess the infamous Overland Track (6 day trek) will have to wait another day &#x1f609;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[612,613,616,614,615,617,618,627]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL1P-e1555137391711-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"612\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cl1p\/\" class=\"wp-image-612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL1P-e1555137391711-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL1P-e1555137391711-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL1P-e1555137391711-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Really?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL2P-e1555137370658-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"613\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cl2p\/\" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL2P-e1555137370658-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL2P-e1555137370658-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL2P-e1555137370658-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>How far??<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL6P-e1555137431625-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"616\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cl6p\/\" class=\"wp-image-616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL6P-e1555137431625-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL6P-e1555137431625-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL6P-e1555137431625-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Toooo tired<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL3L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"614\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cl3l\/\" class=\"wp-image-614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL3L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL3L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL3L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL3L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL3L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Going no further&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL4L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"615\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cl4l\/\" class=\"wp-image-615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL4L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL4L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL4L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL4L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL4L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Crater Lake!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL8P-e1555137410756-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"617\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cl8p\/\" class=\"wp-image-617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL8P-e1555137410756-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL8P-e1555137410756-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CL8P-e1555137410756-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Resting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM1L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"618\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm1l\/\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM1L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM1L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM1L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM1L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Are we there yet?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM10L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"627\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cm10l\/\" class=\"wp-image-627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM10L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM10L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM10L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM10L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CM10L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Beautiful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->It was time to head to Hobart. We knew fires were raging in the South and as we\u2019d been travelling round, fires had started up along the West coast too. Many areas were closed and our route had to be checked and potentially re-planned on a daily basis. We took the most straightforward way and less than 3 hours on Highway 1, we were in the hustle and bustle of the city. Hobart is a small city in contrast to most of the capital cities in Australia, but after coming from the country, it felt lively in comparison. We had a few admin things to do so found a camp on the outskirts and based ourselves there for a couple of days. Unfortunately, while we were ticking things off our \u2018to do\u2019 list, we added a rather large item on to it. While Alex was off running an errand, thankfully I\u2019d got the kids in the library, a lady overtook him while he was turning right and he took out most of the side of her car as they collided. Thankfully everyone was OK and our bull bar took minimal damage (it really does do what it says on the box!), but we\u2019ll still need to get it repaired and planning tasks like that when you\u2019re travelling becomes complex. It put a bit of a dampener on the end of the day, although a glass of Pinot Gris and scrumptious plates of fish and chips for dinner helped ease the stress!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[603,602]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HobartLjpg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"603\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/hobartljpg\/\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HobartLjpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HobartLjpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HobartLjpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HobartLjpg-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HobartLjpg-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Hobart&#8217;s finest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobart2Ljpg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"602\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/hobart2ljpg\/\" class=\"wp-image-602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobart2Ljpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobart2Ljpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobart2Ljpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobart2Ljpg-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobart2Ljpg-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobart2Ljpg.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Dessert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->After learning about the convicts on our tour to Sarah Island, we next visited the Female Factory to add to our knowledge of the history of the early 1800\u2019s. As the name suggests, this centre was purely for female convicts to \u201creform\u201d. It was a bit of a snake and ladder lottery as the women had the opportunity to work their way up the system with \u2018proper feminine behaviour\u2019 and completing chores satisfactorily to eventually be allowed out during the day. However, they were quickly stripped of any privileges for their insubordinate behaviour; remnants of the flagitious lives they had previously led. It requires a lot of imagination for this tour as most of the buildings were pulled down in the mid 1900\u2019s, maybe an undertaking in the hope it would instantly cleanse the atrocities of the past. They did have a \u201csearch and find\u201d quiz for the kids which gave clues for them to find answers throughout the tour. Great opportunity for a \u201cschool outing\u201d and we had fun looking for the answers. It was thought-provoking to try and imagine what life must have been like back then; mothers immediately separated from all but 2 children of their choice before boarding a boat which took 3 months just to get there, place rife with disease, a large percentage of babies not making it through their first year, marrying ex-convicts to increase their status in society\u2026 Reo really didn\u2019t like listening to the stories of how hard the lives of convicts were, so was more than a little incredulous when we told him our next stop after Hobart was round the bay to Port Arthur!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[609,608,611,610]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"609\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cff2p\/\" class=\"wp-image-609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Studying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"608\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cff2l\/\" class=\"wp-image-608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFF2L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Found a clue!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFP-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"611\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cffp\/\" class=\"wp-image-611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFP-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFP-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFP-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Too public?!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFL-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"610\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/cffl\/\" class=\"wp-image-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFL-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFL-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFL-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CFFL-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Best way to learn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->We woke the following morning to a haze and the smell of smoke from the fires in the South. We took a drive up Mount Wellington. The vista was incredible, made more so with the low hanging haze which was bitter sweet given the devastation the fires were wreaking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[605,604]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWellLjpg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"605\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/mtwellljpg\/\" class=\"wp-image-605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWellLjpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWellLjpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWellLjpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWellLjpg-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWellLjpg-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Hobart under haze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWell2Ljpg-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"604\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/mtwell2ljpg\/\" class=\"wp-image-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWell2Ljpg-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWell2Ljpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWell2Ljpg-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWell2Ljpg-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MtWell2Ljpg-1080x811.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Tad windy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->Before freaking Reo out again with tales of convict woes, we raised everyone\u2019s spirits by taking a wilderness tour round Tasman Island on a big yellow boat. &#x1f60a; Donned in large, red, head to toe jackets for the adults and mini blue adult jackets for the wee ones, we began to head around the coastline from Port Arthur towards Eaglehawk. We were lucky, the weather was kind and the sea flat, you don\u2019t get many days like this. Hugging the spectacular Jurassic Dolerite sea cliffs we witnessed Sea Eagles soaring high, seals sunning themselves and dolphins racing the boat, playfully jumping in the bow wave. We passed the highest vertical sea-cliffs in the southern hemisphere, slender Dolerite spires and sea stacks; Catherdral Rock, the Candlestick and the Totem Pole which had 3 climbers attached to it! We passed Sheer crags which is the iconic turning point for the notorious Sydney to Hobart yacht race, then ducked into a sea cave to explore a little more. It was a great morning adventure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[591,589,590,593,677,676,596],\"columns\":2} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"591\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/boat2p\/\" class=\"wp-image-591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Dolerite sea cliffs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat1P-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"589\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/boat1p-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat1P-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat1P-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat1P-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat1P-1-1080x1620.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Can you see climbers?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"590\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/boat2l\/\" class=\"wp-image-590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat2L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Lazy day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat4L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"593\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/boat4l\/\" class=\"wp-image-593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat4L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat4L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat4L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Boat4L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Open air school<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0310-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"677\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/img_0310\/\" class=\"wp-image-677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0310-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0310-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0310-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Dancing on the waves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0306-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"676\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/img_0306\/\" class=\"wp-image-676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0306-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0306-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0306-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>So close<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BoatL-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"596\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/boatl\/\" class=\"wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BoatL-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BoatL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BoatL-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BoatL-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BoatL-1080x811.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Wet?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->It was time to move on to Port Arthur. Reo was pretty much kicking and screaming the whole way there protesting he did \u201cnot want to hear any more about convicts\u201d. We tried to emphasise all the other things he could see but when the tour started and the lady was asking the kids their ages, the brutal reality of what life was like in those days came to full focus. Reo being 5 was \u201cOK\u201d, the 7-year olds were to take full responsibility for their behaviour (OK, maybe not so bad I thought), Lexi now 8, could be <strong><em>hanged<\/em><\/strong> for any wrong doing! Instinctively I squeezed her a little tighter at the thought. I wasn\u2019t sure if <em>I<\/em> wanted to go any further with the tour after hearing that snippet of info. Port Arthur was much more than a prison though, it was a complete community \u2013 home to military personnel and free settlers. As we moved round the extensive ruins, many stories revealed themselves told by a variety of key people who lived in the settlement over the years, it\u2019s extremely well thought out. You also had the little work books and were given a card with a convicts name to research through the day, so another great opportunity for a school day, for Lexi at least. Reo was more happy running around the lush gardens filled with huge Oak and Willow trees, not your typical Australia flora! There was quite an English feel wandering through the gardens and orchards filled with dozens of different apples and pears and flowers that Alex and I hadn&#8217;t seen in a few years. It is quite a remarkable place, although not for all the right reasons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[606,699,698,697,700,701,694,695,696]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA1L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"606\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa1l\/\" class=\"wp-image-606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA1L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA1L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA1L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA1L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Port Arthur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA3P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"699\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa3p\/\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA3P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA3P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA3P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Remnants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA2L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"698\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa2l\/\" class=\"wp-image-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA2L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA2L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA2L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA2L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA2L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Convicts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MAIN-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"697\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/main-6\/\" class=\"wp-image-697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MAIN-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MAIN-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MAIN-2-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Locked away!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA4P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"700\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa4p\/\" class=\"wp-image-700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA4P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA4P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA4P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Silent words<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA5P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"701\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa5p\/\" class=\"wp-image-701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA5P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA5P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA5P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Acorns?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA6P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"694\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa6p\/\" class=\"wp-image-694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA6P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA6P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA6P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>The orchards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA7L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"695\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa7l\/\" class=\"wp-image-695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA7L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA7L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA7L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA7L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA7L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA8L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"696\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pa8l\/\" class=\"wp-image-696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA8L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA8L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA8L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA8L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PA8L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->With the fires still rampant, we, along with most other tourists, were funnelled up the east coast. We spent the next week or so based out of Wineglass Bay and then Bay of Fires, trying a more leisurely pace. We did a few walks, Alex tried his hand at fishing, we dodged downpours, I picked up a book to read, we soaked up the sun, the kids became more confident on their bikes and Reo also managed to learn how to start by himself giving him a whole new-found freedom!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[599,597,598,600,628,629,630,637]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey6P-e1555137284770-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"599\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey6p\/\" class=\"wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey6P-e1555137284770-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey4P-e1555137248170-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Pancakes up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey5P-e1555137306780-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"598\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey5p\/\" class=\"wp-image-598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey5P-e1555137306780-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey5P-e1555137306780-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey5P-e1555137306780-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>camp river<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey7L-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"600\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey7l\/\" class=\"wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey7L-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey7L-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey7L-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey7L-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Wineglass Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey1P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"628\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey1p\/\" class=\"wp-image-628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey1P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey1P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey1P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Happy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey2P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"629\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey2p\/\" class=\"wp-image-629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey2P-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey2P-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey2P-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Dirtbag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey3L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"630\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey3l\/\" class=\"wp-image-630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey3L-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey3L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey3L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey3L-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey3L-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Bay of Fires<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey10L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"637\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey10l\/\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey10L.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey10L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey10L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey10L-510x382.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Brekkie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->On our last day before heading back to the \u2018Big Island\u2019 (as the Tasmanian\u2019s like to call it), we had an early birthday party for Reo who was about to turn 6. One of his favourite animals is horses, so what better way to celebrate than a horse ride trek. Typically after a few sunny days, rain was forecast, luckily we managed to miss most of it. The riding school had a quick chat with us, assessed our personalities and matched us with our horses. Reo got to ride Iggy, a horse with a mind of it\u2019s own and needed to be reigned in more than once! Alex got Darcy, one who was always trying to push in front of the crowd, Lexi rode Luna, happy to come along for the ride but stopped at every opportunity to eat (just like our Long Legs Lexi at the moment!) and I was bestowed with Montana, who I renamed \u2018slow and stop\u2019, more than a gentle kick was needed to get this lazy bones to move along! <em>Obviously<\/em> they were trying to give me the message that I just needed to chill out a little more like Montana \ud83d\ude09 We were taken through Blue Gum forestation which gave a lovely aroma. We all added our opinion of the smell and concluded it was a mix of cardamom, mint and orange, it\u2019s hard to describe. Reo thoroughly loved his party and both kids were confident riding their own horses by the end of it. With a pizza birthday tea before heading off to the boat for our sailing back, it was time to return to \u2018The Big Island\u2019 again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[634,633,635],\"columns\":2} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony2P-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"634\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pony2p\/\" class=\"wp-image-634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony2P.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony2P-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Confident<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony1L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"633\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pony1l\/\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony1L.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony1L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony1L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony1L-510x382.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Alex overtaking!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony3L-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"635\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/pony3l\/\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony3L.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony3L-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony3L-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pony3L-510x382.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Thelwells?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- \/divi:gallery --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- divi:gallery {\"ids\":[601]} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey8L-e1555137343203-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"601\" data-link=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/frey8l\/\" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey8L-e1555137343203-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey8L-e1555137343203-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey8L-e1555137343203-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey8L-e1555137343203-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Frey8L-e1555137343203-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption>Waiting for birthday Pizza!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/divi:gallery -->[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we arrived at the camp at Lake Barrington we were not alone, but we were. Camps had been set up but no one was around, it was like a ghost camp. We\u2019d forgotten the Australia Day public holiday was coming up at the w\/e and it\u2019s not unusual in Australia to set up camp [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":709,"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions\/709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsontour.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}