Tasmania is sometimes called the Apple Isle, and as we were there in apple season, we got to sample some of the produce. We also went to a Devil Park to see the Tasmanian Devils - whose wild population is being ravaged by a transmissible infectious cancer. The devils in captivity haven't caught it yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_facial_tumour_disease
After a couple of busy weeks in and around Melbourne, we all really enjoyed 5 days in Tasmania, staying with friends Mel and Stu, who live halfway up the side of Mt Wellington, which overlooks Hobart (capital city of Tasmania). Even in Summer, there can be snow on the mountain peaks in Tassie, and so it was no surprise that there was some while we were there at the end of Autumn.
Mel in the lush green forest - it does rain a fair bit in Tassie.
This is the view off the sideof Mt Wellington, taken on one of the few different walks we did on the local trails from Mel and Stu's house.
More than half of Tasmania's land area is National Parks. We had a lovely walk one afternoon around Waterfall bay.
Looking down over the edge - something I wasn't brave enough to do.
And another lovely walk in Mt Field National park were we saw the multi level Russell Falls.....
The trees in Tassie can be quite large too! William at 22 months of age provides the scale.
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