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Date: 13-14th February 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 145 kms Queenstown to Brady\u2019s Lake , Tasmania. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Lake St Clair, Cradle Mountain NP and \u2018The Wall\u2019  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Brady\u2019s Lake, free, S42.23399, E146.49567<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 17 days @ $0 per day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a very quiet evening in Queenstown, we top up the water, fuel and hit the IGA. Other than the odd pub and a free camp there isn\u2019t much for the next couple of hundred kms or two nights maybe three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems a little strange that a state as relatively small as Tasmania, can have large areas with few services. But that\u2019s south-west Tasmania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drive across from Queenstown is scenic but a wrestling match of steep climbs and descents with plenty of hairpin bends once again. But there is little traffic and we have the road to ourselves most of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arriving in Lake St Clair<\/a> we go straight to the NP Visitors Centre. We plan a boat ride up the lake and a walk back tomorrow. So we get the necessary information and book two tickets ($42pp) on the 9am departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We drive back out to Derwent Bridge<\/a> and find a spot at the Derwent Bridge Wilderness Hotel. As you can see it\u2019s popular with travellers as the price is right. Mind you a round of drinks in the hotel bar later is a staggering $21, so they make it up on the go round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway we have a quiet evening and make an early start to be up at the dock at 8.45am. The ferry which is just a big tinnie gets away promptly at 9am with 17 people on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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