The Big Adventure Continues: Mount William National Park 4th

Mt Williams NP - Stumpys Bay

We left the Tamar region and headed for Mt Williams NP stopping off along the way for a haircut (Rob) and explore towns along the way. We crossed the mighty Tamar river and stopped for a walk around the Waterhouse Conservation area. Its great to travel the back roads and out of the way fishing villages. Rain has started-up again.....

Arrived at Mount William NP late afternoon with storm looming over the long lonely white sandy beaches, (no-one but us at our campground). We decided to make the best of the sun and explored the beaches, coastal lagoons and granite boulders. The bird life was abundant and we met a friendly local (a Bennetts Wallaby), soaking up the afternoon sun who didn't seem too worried by our presence.

Bennetts Wallaby

We got back to our camp both wet, but glad we got to see so much of the area. The next day was rainy and windy but we decided to put on our coats and explore the Northern section of the park (Cape Naturaliste and Musselroe Bay).

Feisty Fairy Penguin

We met a penguin who we thought must have been injured, as he didn't move at all as we came closer, but, just as Rob went to examine him more closely he was most feisty indeed, and let us know that he certainly had no injuries. Later in the day the sun broke through in patches and the wind dropped which was most appreciated. We loved this National Park - Tasmania really has some very special places.

Sand dunes with lots of animal tracks

Pure white sand dunes were also a feature of this park. The picture on the left depicts animal prints in the sand. Another feature of this park is that we rarely saw anyone else we just shared the beaches with the animals.

Below are some of my favourite pics of this area - click on them to enlarge.