A couple of days ago we said farewell to our Mom and Dad, Jen and Tony, who spent 10 days with us in Tasmania. We had a wonderful trip with them camping, climbing, hiking, and so much more. On our first days we took a shopping trip to the local camping store and loaded down our 4WD, ready to explore a few areas in Tasmania. Our first stop was The Tasman Peninsula, an East Coast destination with many different climbing areas, such as the famous Totem Pole. Our campsite was right near the ocean and some beautiful, long hikes lead us to our climbing areas. Jen and Tony hiked with us and took some amazing photos of our climbing adventure. We climbed the Moai, a 30m pole with 3 classic lines ranging from 18-24. While we were climbing we had very close coastal views and we were constantly hoping the swells or the tide would not come up on us. The amount of Jelly Fish in the water also surprised us and kept us out of the water. The next day we climbed at another area named Pardiso, with more hiking, coastal views and sprays! The bolted climbs here were amazing and on one climb we had to run across a gully to avoid the waves crashing into the wall. Jen, our photographer, made it across to...brave lady!
Frecinet was our next stop on the eastern coast. Our 4WD made it into our free camping spot with clifftop coastal views and more aussie wildlife to enjoy.
The "Taj Mahal", our tent we acquired from the purchase of "Puff", housed the four of us comfortably with beds and suitcases too! Snoring was kept to a minimum and the night stars were viewed throughout the night from the surrounding windows and doors. Jen and Tony finally saw their first Wallaby and kookaburra here which added to the list of viewed wildlife. Tony had an encounter with a Possum that wouldn't back down from our garbage and we saw a Paddymelon, a smaller version of a wallaby.
The climbing in Frecinet was equally amazing with fantastic trad lines and this time no hiking was required. Jen climbed her first 12 (5.6) ever, climbing 150ft and taking out trad gear as she went. We were proud of her ascent and she definately has the climbing bug now.
After a full week in the tent we were due for more hotel life. Our last night together was enjoyed with a great meal and the casino.
Thank you so much for coming to visit us Jen and Tony. You gave us a great vacation from our vacation and we had such a great time with you. We will miss you and hope to see you again in our travels.
Now that we are back on our own, we have rented a new little car and are off to Ben Lomond National Park to explore Australia's "best" crack climbing.
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