Saturday 5th of March

Today I took a long trip (about 180 km east of here) to see the St Columba Falls, Tasmania's highest (93m).
Lovely roads with fantastic views. I stopped frequently to take photos. Every now and then there was a viewpoint. Made aquaintence with a couple, and learned from them that this was an unusually cold summer. It was about 20 degrees, even if sunny, so I had to wear my summer jacket.
After about 2 hours I came to an unsoiled road (without asfalt, only soil).  I had been warned that my car insurance would not cover driving on these roads. Well, having driven for 2 hours, I decided to go anyway. There was a 10 km drive on bad roads.
Finally I arrived at the Ralph Falls, which is not as high, but while being here I might just as well see both.
There was a 15 minute walk through rain forest, before reaching the falls. The weird thing was that I was completely alone here. Did not meet one single person. I felt privileged to have exclusive access to watching the falls, standing on a platform at about the level of the top of the falls. (The picture is looking down the waterfall).

On the way back I noticed a trail, leading to the falls. Suddenly I found myself 2 meters from the falls! Wow, what a view! I filmed it, with the camera pointed vertically, with the falls roaring next to me.
If this wasn't enough, I spotted two wild cangaroos on my way back, and managed to film one of them. There was a slamming sound as it was jumping.

It was getting late now, and probably 1-2 hours until sunset. So I was in a little bit of a hurry. Couldn't find any road signs to St Columba Falls. Had to follow the map and my intuition. Which led me wrong at first, but finally got there.

This is a majestic fall! 93 meters high, and 42000 litres per minute! There was a 10 minute walk to the falls, and with the sun setting, I had to hurry. But when I got there, it was worth everything! I was at the base of the falls, and a enormously roaring sound. It made me feel really small. It felt absolutely fantastic to be there! And I was alone this time too! This is the way sightseeings should be!