Saturday Feb 27, 2010 – Day Trip to Stanley

We went west again today. When we went yesterday we missed Stanley so we went back to see it. We thought there was quite a bit to do and see. We were a little disappointed to find out most of the stuff to see and do was around Stanley and we had already most of it.

We did take an alternate route into town which gave us a different look at the area. Stanley is a lovely historic town. It is built at the foot of The Nut. The whole area is an isthmus jutting out into the Bass Strait. The Nut is an ancient volcanic plug standing 143 meters high with a flat top. You can walk up a track up its steep sides or ride the chairlift. We opted for the chair lift. It was a good ride up. I am not sure how all the skiers ride a chairlift with all their gear.

It was lovely on top. You could see for miles. The beaches on either side of The Nut were beautiful. There is a walk all around the top. We saw the burrows for the shearwater birds. They come to nest and have their young in the southern hemisphere then return to the Bering Strait for the summer. We met up with some wallabies as we went further along the track. The ride back down the chairlift was a little harder for me. It was nice to look out over the town but I had a hard time keeping my eyes open.

Soon we were on our way back to Wynyard to swim in the pool. I suddenly got achy and it went on for the whole evening. It was a terrible time. The weather was really changing. Soon the rains started. It poured all evening and into the night. It had a hard night of it. By morning I was a little better.