Mount Field East Circuit

Date: 2007-02-17 to 2007-02-17 
Location: Mt Field National Park, Tasmania - Google Map
Party: Rimas Statkus, Vytautas Krivickas, Ginta Statkutė, Nathan, Phil 

Our flight out of Melbourne on the 14th of February was rather interesting as after checking in we decided to waste some time by having a quick coffee. As it turned out the coffee was not that quick and we were the last two to board our Virgin Blue flight into Hobart.

The first few days of this trip I and Ginta spent doing 'touristy' activities in the southern part of Tasmania, a quick visit to Port Arthur Historic Site, Hastings Caves, etc. During these travels we also had a fantastic opportunity to sample some of the Tasmania's fresh fruit and berries. Still to this day I remember the sweet taste of fresh blackberries we got from a roadside stall on the way to Hastings.

This trip was also not without its fare share of incident, some of which will remain unmentioned and hidden away in the memories of those present. However one of the more annoying incidents would have to be the fact that shortly after arriving in Hobart I discovered that my camera had decided to stop working, and thus all of the photos on this trip were taken with my phone, and as such the quality of the images is somewhat less that perfect.

Mount Anne

Date: 2006-10-27 to 2006-10-28
Location: Southwest National Park, Tasmania - Google Map
Party: Rimas Statkus, Vytautas Krivickas, Gražina Kymantas 

This was my first visit to the beautiful Australian island of Tasmania. Our arrival a day earlier in Launceston and the following drive via the Great Lake to Hobart was let's just say less than memorable, the weather was so 'ordinary' we barely got out of the car and having a few scenic detours, aka getting lost on the way, didn't help much.

The following day the three of us drove out to Mt Anne, it used to be a couple hours drive form Hobart, but I believe that it takes a good hour longer now as the speed limit on the main road there has been reduced by a fair bit. As we approached the highest mountain in the rugged southwest national park, a World Heritage Area, we glimpsed it's cloud covered peak several times.