We again adhered to the daily ritual of a pre-dawn alarm, frenzied
breakfast, and a rushed start on yet another less travelled, very indirect, but
again scenic drive; this time to Launceston. The Gods must be watching over us,
as the skies had cleared overnight and we found ourselves bathed in sunshine
all the way to Launceston, with not a cloud in sight. On arrival at 13:30hrs we
dropped our luggage off at the hotel before then embarking on the famed hike up
Cataract Gorge to the First Basin. We then continued along the Duck Reach
Circuit to the decommissioned hydroelectric power station at the Second Basin.
At the time of its construction in the 1880’s it was the largest such power
station in the Southern Hemisphere, generating both DC power (for use by street
arc lamps) and AC power (for home incandescent lamps). The views from the
bridges at both the First Basin and Duck Reach were stunning. After completing
the 15km circuit we wandered through town for a quick beer and to look for a
suitable restaurant. After a fruitless search we chanced upon a very decorative
Chinese restaurant almost next door to our Hotel. Again, we found ourselves
emptying another bottle of wine over dinner – purely for medical purposes of
course.
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