I’ve arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It’s very different from Sydney and very nice also.
I went for a hike in Mt Field National Park at Russell Falls. Right at the base of the falls, another hiker called out for me to stop. The reason? There was a huge tiger snake hanging out right there on the walking path – just waiting to kill someone.
Eventually, that snake left. Another was spotted in the next 5 minutes. Then I went on an hour long hike, and came upon another one making his way up the path. First, I retreated and got the hell out of the way; then I made as much noise as possible to try to dissuade the snake from the path.
If a death-defying adventure isn’t what you were hoping to read about in this blog, I saw other wildlife in the park too. I saw a momma wallaby and a joey hopping around. I also saw a pademelon.
On the drive back to Hobart, I did a bit of blackberry picking from the wild bushes along the road. The area is a really good wine region… it’s comparable to the Russian River area of California. They also grow Cascade hops on hop farms.
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