Boat Harbour Beach

Today we were off early to Burnie. We took a short detour to Boat Harbour Beach for a photo opportunity. Boat Harbour Beach is more picturesque than neighbouring Sisters Beach, where we were staying. It is very popular with tourists and locals alike.

Sisters Beach

 

The temperature had climbed considerably by the time we arrived back at Sisters Beach. What better to do with the back end of the afternoon than go to the beach. Harry & I set about trying to dam the creek that empties out onto Sisters Beach.

The project was a bit ambitious & we eventually gave up and went for a swim.

As the sun started to release it's grip on the day, the animals started to appear in the forest around the house (above).

Initially, the birds were getting busy visiting the numorous Kangaroo Paws, including the Eurasian Honey Eaters (above).

This Cuckoo Shrike (above) was busy looking for seeds on the ground.

As the temperature dropped further, the Pademelons started to come out of hiding including this mother & her joey.

Right on dusk, a family of Green Rosellas were flitting between the taller trees.

The animals even found their way inside the house. This little forest scorpion was found in Harry's bed!

Dip Falls

 

We drove about 40 minutes inland (south) from Stanley along a narrow farm road that is only partially sealed to Dip Falls. It is one of the more interesting of the many waterfalls in Tasmania, mainly because the water flows over cubic-basalt columns.

As for the other waterfalls so far, the water volumn was very low. Despite the lack of water, the falls were still pretty impressive. I can only imagine what these falls look like in spring. The falls are in two distinct sections with a shelf in between. The lower section is far more photogenic,

A short distance further down the road from Dip Falls is 'The Big Tree'. This particular 'Big Tree' is roughly 400 years old & stands at 62m. It is also was a 16m circumference. As for many old growth forests, there's rarely one 'Big Tree' rather a number of similar big old trees, including a few that have falled down.

We chose the Big Tree picnic area to invite the march flies for lunch. Harry's tolerance for the biting flies soon ran out & he finished his lunch in the car.