Smell the Trees at Huon Valley

Today is another road trip for Daddy & Mummy. We had intended to go to Freycinet National Park & Uncle Paul's Beachhouse, but because of a road race, they will be closing the road inbetween for most of the day. So instead, we drove south again to the Huon Valley where the great big forests were. It's a production forest, which means logging is being carried out. The trees are chopped down for all sorts of uses, like furniture, & shipbuilding. To prevent deforestation, the company is also careful to regrow the forests. The area we went to is called the Tahune National Park where there is an attraction called the Airwalk. It's a path built into the forest at 37m high & it gives a really good view of the area, the forests, mountains & the Huon River. It was a lovely, peaceful and scenic tour.

On the way back to Hobart, Daddy & Mummy stopped at a small town called Franklin. We had some fun chasing seagulls by the beach before stopping for some tea (for Mummy) & coffee (for Daddy) & ice cream. The cafe is called Petty Sessions, as the building used to be the Franklin Courthouse. A lovely place to spend the afternoon...

This evening is going to be quiet as Daddy & Mummy will have an early night... Tomorrow, we should be heading out to Uncle Paul's Beachhouse as well as Freycinet National Park.