Burnie, Tasmania

March 21
Burnie, Tasmania

I was excited for today because it was to be m first time in Tasmania, one of those areas you don’t really think about all that much back in the states. The plan was to get off the ship with the fotogs (photographers) to go walk along a river looking for a duck-billed platypus!
After a shuttle ride to the visitors center, we hunted down a cab which would take us the 4km out of the city and into the woods where the river lay, a river renown for platypus. The river itself was beautiful, and being with the fotogs, I knew I was going to get some good pictures. Our timing for the trip, however, was wrong, meaning our chances were next to nothing and the results reflected that. But regardless of not seeing a platypus, the hike provided beautiful scenery and the inherit fun in looking for a platypus made the trip well worth it. I did see a gigantic crayfish, but that’s not really the same thing.
The cab met us back at the road where we were returned to the ship. Not exactly the longest or most exciting day off the ship, but fun nonetheless. Thanks!