Today we took off for the interior, although nothing is very far from the coast in Tassie. We left Sulpher Creek and headed for a little town called Riana in the hills. It is a typical small country village and then we continued on to Gunns Plains and was greeted with he most spectacular views as we topped the range to see one of the most beautiful valleys in all it's spender. The decent into the valley was a second gear slow crawl and I was glad we didn't have to go out the same way. Gunns Plains Caves is one of the attraction in the area and good value at only $10 entry. Originally discovered in 1903 by a local who shot a possum which fell into a hole in the ground and disappeared. A few days later he returned with a rope and lowered himself into the caves with only a candle, six years later he started conducted tours through the caves and it has been an attraction to tourists since. These days the entry is a little easier than by rope but non the less spectacular. We then continued on to Preston Falls, just a short walk off the road in the highlands. The drive to Leven Gorge was steep and winding and unfortunately the weather was closing in and by the time we had walked to the lookout the gorge was shrouded in light rain.
The run back to the coast was a lot easier being downhill and we returned to Hall Point to camp for the night. I don't think we will be sitting out to watch the penguins tonight as the winds are quite strong although not cold.
Tomorrow we will continue further west up the coast. It is 7.40pm as I write this and the sun has suddenly come out from the cloudy skies and blue skies are appearing, might be a better day tomorrow.
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