Launceston: Cataract Gorge and the Tamar Valley

The next day, I went for a brief run around town and managed to get only slightly lost.  After I came back and got ready, Justin and I went for a walk in Cataract Gorge, which is on the outskirts of town. I guess I'd compare it to Portland's Forest Park in that there's a wilderness in the city--that said, it's much, much smaller. But really lovely. The trail we went on was called the Zig Zag trail, which made me smile. 

We thankfully did not have to climb these boulders. 

The trail does ascend pretty quickly and there are a lot of stairs. But then you see this -- hi, Launceston!

You can walk over the suspension bridge. It's wiggly.

Justin inspects for structural integrity:

The ceremonial face-eating at the summit:

 Afterwards, we had one of our best meals at Stillwater. I had the best gluten-free bread I have EVER had. I miss it. A lot.

 We decided to go for a drive after that. We went to the Tamar Valley, which is where a lot of the wineries are. We were kinda wined out, and it was kinda late in the day, so most of them would be closed or closing. So we just drove around the area--and over the Batman Bridge.

 I'm Batman:

 

By this point, we were ready to get back to Sydney for one night. It was kinda boring here.