Friday 24th November 2017
This morning is Paul’s birthday. It was a lovely day with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. We headed off to see the Wall in the Wilderness. It is an amazing timber sculptured wall. It was amazing and was very moving, it left me feeling quite emotional. The talent of the sculptor Greg Duncan is incredible. His is an electrician by trade and he has been working on the wall for over 30 years. Each artwork is sculpted from one panel of timber. I loved it.

“Step into a story …
…an inspirational tale carved from the mountains and rivers of the Central Highlands of Tasmania.
Artist Greg Duncan is creating a stunning sculpture. The Wall in the Wilderness is his commemoration of those who helped shape the past and present of Tasmania’s central highlands.
A work in progress, The Wall is being carved from three-metre high wooden panels. The carved panels will tell the history of the harsh Central Highlands region – beginning with the indigenous people, then to the pioneering timber harvesters, pastoralists, miners and Hydro workers. The Wall will be 100 metres long. Greg Duncan’s sculpture The Wall will rank as a major work of art and tourist attraction in Tasmania.” Check out the website, it was amazing. www.thewalltasmania.com

After this Paul, Ali and the girls headed to Hobart and we are staying in the area a little longer. We decided to go for a hike in the Lake St Clair National Park. This is where the Overland Track finishes – a long-distance walk which runs from Cradle Mountain in the north to Cynthia Bay on the southern shore of Lake St Clair.

We did a 5 hour hike of the Shadow Lake Circuit with a quick off shoot to the Plateau on the way to Mt Rufus. DB was disappointed that we didn’t have time to go up to Mt Rufus but as always, we started the hike too late. It was 3pm and we had at least a 5 hr hike. Sunset today was about 8.26pm. We made it to the end at about 8pm. No animals today but some amazing flowers and a couple of huge bumble bees. We then headed bake to the camp ground from last night. Should have left our tent set up this morning but we thought we were moving on today. Lucky we are getting quick at setup. We had a hikers dinner tonight which made for quick food and into bed by 10pm.