The Rainy Town of Launceston.

Our next destination in Tasmania was Launceston. Since we weren't leaving until the afternoon, Kaitlyn and I checked out of the hostel and dropped our bags off at the bus terminal before grabbing breakfast. Afterwards, we decided to visit the library and use their public free wifi until we had to head back to the bus station. The bus ride wasn't too long but we ended up getting into Launceston later than planned because of a construction hold-up along the way.

We checked into our hostel and headed off for dinner at the Seaport. The weather turned from cloudy to rainy along the way, but we found a modern Italian restaurant that was warm and dry. Kaitlyn and I decided to share a pizza and salad, and we ordered a couple cheap beers too (only $4!). The ended up making the wrong size pizza so we got another one of the same size for free, which was pretty awesome.

On our second day in Launceston, and final day in Tasmania, we headed off in the morning - and more rain! - to find Cataract Gorge, the main highlight in Launceston, and only a 20 minute walk from the centre of the city. After a while of admiring the scenery we stopped in at a small cafe and ordered a couple of smoothies that were delicious. Since we didn't want to spend more time out in the rain (and it was raining quite hard!) we headed over to the local cinema to see Ice Age 4: Continental Drift. I think Kaitlyn and I may have been the only young adults there (the rest were young children with their parents) but we enjoyed ourselves none the less.

Cool bridge in the city.

On the trail to the Gorge.

Kaitlyn on the trail to the Gorge.

On the suspension bridge over the Gorge.

  

Cataract Gorge.

We flew back to Melbourne later that evening and spend the next day packing up for the last leg of our journey in Australia. My last few days were spent in Canberra and Sydney where both Kaitlyn and I celebrated our birthdays - that's next to come!