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[15.10.55] much more rapid! Then across to Huonville 
where we had lunch, past orchards in 
flower which were the first of many 
we saw throughout the state. Then we 
went down the east shores of the Huon 
Estuary, to Cygnet, and on, following 
the coast closely all the way round 
the peninsular until we turned north 
on the western shore of the D'Entrecastaux 
Channel. At Middleton I saw my 
first YELLOW-THROATED HONEYEATER. So 
through Kingston back to Hobart-a 
delightful trip of exactly 100 miles. 
16.10.55 (Sunday). We prevailed upon Sam 
to take us in car (thereby saving a 
lot of money) up the Derwent Valley. 
We had a climb at the Bush Sun, 
New Norfolk and on to the Mt Field 
National Park via Macquarie Plains. 
At the Russell Falls we met the rest of 
the party which went on up the 
mountain as we went to the falls 
themselves and which were the most 
