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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 M[oun]t 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