Thursday 30 March 2023

Cradle Mountain

This morning we’re up early again.  It’s dark out!  Not used to this.  Grab a coffee and we’re off to Cradle Mountain.  It’s cold this morning.  Only 5 degrees!



We stop in a small town called Sheffield to get food for lunch.  This town borrowed the idea of wall murals to attract tourists using Chemainus as an example!  It worked!







We arrive at Cradle Valley and look at the variety of hikes you can do.  Marlene and I opt to do the shorter hike.  



It’s so cold!



Off we go on the boardwalk.  The top is pretty cloudy so even if we were to hike to the top I don’t think you’d see much.



If you look closely you can see a wombat.  This is a popular place for them.



There are some very old structures here.



Gustav Weindorfer built a cabin here in the 30’s for this like minded lovers of nature and the area.








Here we are at Dove Lake.  So cold.



We all head off on the boardwalk to see if we can see any wombats.  We do find a few.  They don’t seem afraid of people.



Cradle Mountain with the top obscured by clouds.













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