Friday, March 18, 2011

Wineglass Bay, Australia

One of the pride of the country, Australia is this Wineglass Bay. It is situated on the rugged Freycinet Peninsula, part of the Freycinet National Park, on the east coast of Tasmania. The peninsula is made up of granite mountains that sweep down to sparkling vivid blue coves, the most beautiful of which is Wineglass Bay, so called because of its perfect shape. A stunning white sandy beach fringes the bay, set off by strange rocks which appear orange thanks to the lichen that has colonized them.
There are many walking trails to be explored but very little water, so one will need to carry plenty with him, and take advice as to the safety of drinking water from streams. Walks start from the car park, and from there up to the lookout point over Wineglass Bay and down the beach and back could take as long as five hours. Another, lovely, way of seeing the bay is to take an organized cruise or hire a boat from Coles Bay, and approach it from the sea.

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