Heading to Cradle Mountain

Because of a mix-up, we missed our tour to Cradle Mountain and our agent hired a private driver for us. Thank goodness! The weather at Cradle Mountain was abysmal - cloudy, misty, windy, and cold. We were not remotely interested in hiking, and so, after seeing the visitor center and a lodge, we went to several other places.

The forest on the way to Cradle Mountain changed as we went up the hill - beginning with the plains and traversing through thick rain forest. The ferns were huge, the eucalyptus trees tall, and the flowers gorgeous.

Apparently wombats can be seen in the area, but they must have been cold. We did see a wallaby, several kookaburras, and the cormorant above.

Now i cannot get the kookaburra song out of my mind!