FRIDAY 9 - SUNDAY 11.3.2012: Headed back from whence we came - photo opportunity at the Spiky Bridge, Swansea. Located 7.5 km south of Swansea, Spiky Bridge is a convict bridge which was built in 1843. It was constructed from fieldstones which were laid without mortar or cement. The parapet features fieldstones laid vertically which gives the bridge a spiky appearance. It has been claimed that the spikes were designed to prevent cattle falling over the sides.
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| SPIKY BRIDGE VERTICAL FIELDSTONES |
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| GALA ESTATE CELLAR DOOR |
Back on the road and next stop was at one of the most perfectly placed cellar doors that you would ever encounter - you almost drove over it so you just h-a-d to stop! It was rustic and what you see in the photo is all there is - just perfect. Gala Estate on the Tasman Highway at Cranbrook is now home to a new boutique vineyard. We ensured the estate's future by making the obligatory purchases - someone has to! The inside decor was as rustic as the exterior.
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| GALA ESTATE DECOR |
We continued on to Bicheno for lunch and then took the coastal route back past Falmouth and Four Mile Creek to Chain of Lagoons at the base of the Elephant Pass. The road beyond Four Mile Creek was only opened during the 1980's. The next few days were idled away at the Lagoons Beach Freedom Camp.
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| BICHENO |
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| LAGOONS BEACH |
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