Fish n Chips Travel the world: Day 15 Westbury

As we have decided to go to Hollybank Treetops Adventure we need a quick breakfast and our hostess Pam is quick to ask which type of cereal we want etc and before we know it we are eating. I like a woman with purpose!! We had planned to leave at 7:45am as the ride out to Hollybank is 45mins and we need to be there at 8:45am. In reality we leave the B&B at 8am and arrive at Hollybank right on 8:45!!

Michelle the young girl behind the counter addresses us by name as we walk through the door which is kind of nice. We fill out the necessary paperwork and then with the other 3 people a family group (Dad - Kev, son - Frank and daughter - Hannah) we proceed to the locker room, our bike gear won't fit into a locker so the staff put our jackets, helmets and boots in their office. The locker is for my bumbag, earrings and our rings. Then the next step is to kit up in our harnesses which is a bit of a process and the thing that strikes me is that they are VERY safety conscious which is good to know. We introduce ourselves and Kev and his kids are from QLD. Our guides are Carlos and Will. Carlos explains the steps to us and then takes us out to the practice area. After we all take one go on the practice area we are ready to go to the 'system' which is a course of 8 ziplines. The first couple are fairly short and then there are three really long ones and then a short one to finish our guides show us through and explain the story of the forest to us. Carlos goes ahead and sometimes provides the break and helps us up if we don't make it all the way and Will follows behind with his ferrari pulley!!! he flies! There is one shortish line and at this point Carlos show us how to belay ourselves out so that we can stop and have our photos taken it's a bit disconcerting as after the photo he suggests we look down and we are VERY high off the ground. The last 'drop' is a bit different because instead of 'sitting' in the harness and holding the ropes we are instructed to stand with our knees straight and our arms out and fall backwards and I let out an involuntary scream as it feels like you are falling. We had the best time and then went back to the start by walking up the track to the centre. We enjoy a cup of tea and then move on to Cataract Gorge. Just a little funny.... I decided that the people exercising on The Nut in Stanley should be called Nutters so the people exercising thru the gorge must be called Gorgers and before you say it Jono I know I'm a dork :)

At the gorge we have lunch first and then go for a short walk over the suspension bridge and then back over the causeway to the carpark. The gorge is beautiful and there is a chairlift across the gorge $12 one way what a rip off! While we are eating lunch we are hassled by the resident peacocks I know the only reason that they hassle people is because some people feed them!! And when we return to the carpark there is a couple standing in the carpark eating their sandwiches and breaking peices off and throwing it to the peacocks!! stupid people!!

We decided to ride the 'long' way via Beaconsfield to Devonport and take a little detour along Rosevears which is a very bumpy narrow road that runs along the waterfront not keen to do that again LOL. When we are still 20km short of Devonport it starts to rain lightly and then starts to get a bit heavy so David stops under a big pine tree to change into our rain gear and in the process it stops raining LOL when we arrive at the wharf we are the only bikers and it has stopped raining and the road is dry so we remove our rain gear and eat an apple while we wait, in the meantime, a few more bikes pull up and we get talking with Diego (from Argentina on a BMW) and his friend (never did find out his name LOL an author from WA via UK on a Harley Sportster) and then a few more BMWs pull up. The gate opens and then we move over to the line where all the bikes line up together and we get talking to another couple who have been touring around for 3 weeks I am even more aware that we have missed so much of Tassie, we will just have to come back!! Also while we are waiting Steve comes over to say Hi!! haha We have to wait in the line for what seems like forever!! and then finally not last we are asked to board the ship. Again we are parked on deck #5 and I filmed us boarding not great but you will get the idea once I upload it.

Once boarded and showered we head up to the buffet for dinner and are a bit wiser and instead of getting a $24.50 plate we get a small $16.50 plate each and stack it up and share a dessert much much cheaper!! We had bought a bottle of wine in Coles Bay and have a glass before heading up to dinner. We are in bed by 9pm.