Tasmania, affectionately called "Tassie" by the locals, was an amazing island south of Australia.  The east side of the island was filled with amazing bays and bright blue waters.  We hiked in Freycinet to a place called Wineglass Bay - rated as one of the top ten most beautiful bays in the world. I'll let you decided that for yourself.

As we drove through to the northern part of the island, the scenery changed to rolling hills. It reminded me a lot of Ireland.  Lush green hills, dotted with sheep and an occasional farmhouse.  Then suddenly we were greeted with high mountains and dramatic landscapes.  The day after we arrived we went to Cradle Mountain for a day hike.  Eric decided to summit Cradle Mountain itself in his "mountain flops".  We couldn't believe he actually made it to the top and back down.  That's my crazy mountain climbing boy!