Veronika Wild

The vegetation is much denser here and there are lots of lovely tree ferns At last, we came to the Liffey turnoff, then took the right turn towards the picnic ground.   Would we or wouldn’t we?  Surprisingly, there didn’t seem to have been a drop of rain on this side of the mountains and the second road was completely dry. Gingerly, I took the van down. It’s narrow and caravans and long wheel -based vehicles aren't allowed down because of the tight bends. There's a car park for them not far from where the road turns off the highway, but it would have been much too far for either of us to walk down to the start of the track. It didn't say anything about campervans. The van is tall but only the length of a normal delivery van, so on I went. About three quarters of the way down there was a wide 4WD coming up and we couldn’t pass each other. The driver motioned to me to back up but on my side there was a soft edge and a steep drop and I don't have great visibility...

View from the top of Dry's Bluff on the Lakes Highway just before it plunges down to the placid farming country around Deloraine  Apologies friends, for the lack of communication. I have ‘gone walkabout’ as the Aborigines were wont to do – that is, gone bush for a few days with no particular destination. I have been chasing wild waterfalls in places with no internet and I’ll tell you about some of those adventures shortly, if only as a warning to others. My trip started pleasantly enough. With excellent weather and a road free of ice, I drove over the top of Tasmania via the Lakes Highway. This is the best time of year to look at waterfalls because after the winter rain there' ll be a good flow. Now we've also had a few sunny days so I'm hoping the tracks won't be too muddy. By the way, I should mention that despite the new tarmac there are still at least three axle – breaking, bone -shaking, tyre shredding cattle grids on the Lakes Highway, so do watch out for ...