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13.11.2013 - 14.11.2013 |
The "Hastings Caves" located 112 kilometer south of Hobart. Only one of the widely ramified cave system is open for the public.
At 11.15a.m. 1.15p.m. 2.15p.m. and 3.15p.m.
Next day we drive in northwest direction to "Mount Field National Park". There are rainforests with up to 90 meters high eucalyptus and tree ferns.
On the way we meet on a Tasmanian Kangaroo. In german they are called "Filander" in english "Pademelons".
Filander differ from other kangaroo species mainly by the short, thick, almost hairless tail. With a weight of 2 to 12 kilogram they are one of the smaller kangaroo species, their body length is 29 to 67 centimeters, the tail is 25 to 51 centimeters.
In Queenstown was minded gold and silver at 1881, later copper was processed in a melt in early 2000. In order to operate the furnaces the trees were cut down in the area. A rest did air pollution the last blades of grass moved the deathblow. Therefore, the hills around Queenstown same one marked by soil erosion moonscape. A fact that is a dubious attraction.