Our stay at Cockle Creek is a good example of the highs and lows of travelling. Cockle Creek is the most southerly campsite in Australia and we found a perfect spot to park up. It was the warmest day so far in Tassie at 29 degrees and we were hotter than Cairns, Brisbane and Alice Springs. There were oysters and mussels on the rocks and Jonathan used his geology hammer to harvest some for dinner. Winston enjoyed swimming in the creek and running on the beach.
After a fabulous day, we set off back to Hobart the next morning only to get a flat tyre 10km out of Cockle Creek. A lovely local couple stopped to assist with a tyre change and we were on our way again an hour later.
We spent the afternoon on a quest to get some new tyres and TyreRight in Hobart managed to sort us out. While we were waiting, we went to the Electoral Commission office and cast our votes for the upcoming Queensland elections.
In other voting news today, the results of the same sex marriage survey were announced and 61.6% of Australians voted for the law to be changed to allow same sex couples to marry. Many landmark buildings around Australia were lit up in rainbow colours to mark the occasion.
