Day Six. Ferry to Lake Clair Visitor Centre

By Alan Kimber on 18/11/2010

Narcissus Hut has a direct radio link to the ferry company and booking can be made the evening before, but better in advance a few weeks. The ferry connects with the Tassielink Coach; however beware, that the coach does not connect on a Wednesday! Alternatively a further days trek along the shoreline leads in four to six hours, on to the Visitor Centre and another overnight. Being Tuesday we opted for the ferry.

The north end of Lake St Clair is very peaceful and we were fortunate enough to spot a Platypus, albeit not too close in the middle of the creek. Our short but memorable trip into a very wild part of Tasmania was now over. Thanks to Tasmanian National Parks Service, we had been able to visit some otherwise fairly impenetrable wild land. We met a lady and her husband out for a short 2 km walk. They were obviously not rufty-tufty mountaineers, but had been able to experience wild country thanks to a simple board walk. They were mesmerised by the peaceful beauty of the place. They had caused no damage and took away lasting memories of a great land, managed sensibly for all to experience.
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