Our First Trip to Cradle Mountain Was a Disaster.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2023
- Our first trip to Cradle Mountain was unexpectedly a bit of a disaster. The morning was absolutely terrifying as we completely lost traction of our van on black ice. Please if you're coming to Cradle Mountain keep the road conditions in mind if any snow is forecasted and drive carefully. We picked up the camera after an hour and a half when we had calmed down and received help but we can't emphasise enough how scary the experience was.
Thankfully we got to go back another day to explore Cradle Mountain and we were blessed with fantastic weather and both an echidna sighting and wombat sightings. We had such an incredible time on the second day and were blown away by how beautiful Cradle Mountain was. 🏔️💙
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My advice to people is go on the B18 highway from Ridgley then onto the A10 (Murchison) from where it connects at Guildford, then take the turn off and head in from west to east, it's a longer trip if you're coming from Devonport but it's a better road all the way there, especially with anyone with travel sickness.
I was smiling all the way through! I'm so glad you mentioned the sharing of the burrows because I was wondering.. then you said it. WoW, totally magical... Thanks for the nature glow 🙏🏽
Wow thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it. 💙
Love the video. Love wombats. They are so cute. Just watching your videos now so not sure where you’ve stayed but Lake Gairdner campsite is worth a look for camping to explore the area.
again, more amazing animal encounters. Being from the states, I love that you are sharing information about the Wombats, they are absolutely adorable. Keep the adventures coming, living vicariously through you two. You're living your best life!!!
Awesome and I'm am happy you stopped as you may have saved a life-- I'm in Canada and we get a ton of snow, so ya on a mountain it has it's own kind of ice on the roads -- Slippery when wet so ice would be dangerous for sure -- We us studded tires on that ice -- we have laws in some provinces that you have to use winter tires after 15 Oct. -- Cradle Mountain was beautiful and I'm so glad you took me a long . Thank you -- Mad love from the east coast of Canada :) Stay safe
Canada would be a whole different ball game for sure! 😅❄️ I (Lydia) remember as a child when my parents were debating between moving to Australia and Canada my dad was showing us videos of how hectic the winters get over there. It’s smart to have those laws in place to keep everyone safe. What a beautiful place to live though, Canada is very high on our bucket list. 😍 In Aus snow isn’t that common and is typically only in alpine regions (it doesn’t snow at all in our home state of WA) so laws around winter tyres/snow chains are only enforced at the ski resort areas.
And thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the video! 💙
Loving watching your videos! Beautiful footage and photography, absolutely love Tassie and your humour is a delight! keep sharing. Safe travels.
Lovely video. We own the Riverstone Lodge on Claude Road. It is an amazing region 😁
You can drop your tyre pressures to get more traction, and you're right, it's tea tree tannin in the water..missed you guys on the North West Coast
Loved this one , the wombat segment was just so cool.
Thank you so much! They’re such incredible creatures 😊
the wombats are adorable!
They're the cutest! 😊
Wow! Be so careful guys! I know first hand how it is to lose a car in black ice, you truely have no control. So lucky Wehan managed to stop. would be horrible to lose your house on wheels..
As per usual great video! :)
Such a horrible feeling losing control, we were terrified which we didn’t really show in the video. We only picked up the camera an hour and a half later when we had calmed down and had help. Thankfully we ended up ok but we’ll definitely be even more cautious going forward 😬
And thank you! 💙
Well……that’s me sold on this part of Tassie, we have our planned trip in the south of the island this year, next trip after will be the north….still think down the line we will stay in Tassie for six months……it just looks incredible…..thanks for sharing.
I was going to say the south is amazing too but honestly every region of Tassie is amazing... you'll have an incredible time! 💙
@@lydiaandwehan hi guys…yep, really looking forward to our holiday, it’s a pretty full on time with a fair few trips organised, ok it’s a snapshot to be fair, with our limited time, but we intend to spend a lot longer there down the line….oh and we must not forget the beauty of WA, SA, Vic and NSW….sorry NT and QSD…..you will have to wait….hehe..
😮 I LOVE WOMBATS❣️ The baby & mom are so adorable. I'm so happy you didn't crash, you did the right thing by getting help and resting afterwards. Cradle Mt., Dove🕊 lake and Ronny Creek (wombat poo 💩 too) & WOMBATS❤! I've only seen videos of them and I got to watch you both take great footage of them. The sunny 🌞 day was perfect. I haven't finished watch cuz I want start commenting. The little spikey animal reminds me of a hedge hog & a porcupine.
So glad you’re enjoying the video! 💙🙏 The wombats were amazing, such a special experience. Especially having the baby come right up to us 🥹
And the echidna was adorable too! Lydia has seen hedgehogs before but this was our first time seeing an echidna (besides in passing when one was crossing the road in Vic).
@@lydiaandwehan Wehan, I noticed that you called the echidna an enchilada, while Lydia called it the correct name. An enchilada is a Mexican dish consisting of a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with savory sauce.
I think Wehan was secretly hinting at enchiladas cause he wanted them for dinner! 😉🤣 Wehan and I usually give silly nicknames for animals as a joke but calling Echidnas Enchiladas is one we can’t help but keep saying in public!
Snow driving is slow. Do take care.
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It's amazing to see the completely new animals there. The only thing we have in the U.S. similar to that spikey, little brown cutey (what is the name?) Is a porcupine. But they are much larger, more black and have long quills. Love seeing this all. Thank you!
We always feel the same when we see any animals from the US, we'd love to see them all in person one day whenever we make our way over there! Porcupines look so cool, they have such long quills in comparison 🤯 The little guy in our video is an Echidna, they're super cute. In Tasmania they're a little fluffier (because it's colder here ❄️), on the mainland they're a bit spikier.
@@lydiaandwehan yes, I totally feel that way. Now that I live in Florida, I'm seeing animals I never saw in Vermont. Love that!
Dove Lake looks like a lot of lakes in the northeast U.S. Here, it's due to the tannins.
Magic.
I can’t believe we saw a enchilada! That made my day. I absolutely love watching you two and love Tasmania and it’s wildlife.. best footage ever of wombats. But you must have been dreaming about food for it’s an Echidna 😂😂👍
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you to say 💙 Wehan must have been hungry 😉🤣 We give animals silly nicknames and calling an Echidna an Enchilada is just one we can't give up!
Omg! How cute are wombats!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
So so cute!!!! Like little bears 🐻😍
Btw, I have the fuzziest Pomeranian and that is who the baby wombat reminded me of. Vinnie (my pom) is white, but the fluffy and shape of the ears is the same!
It's amazing how close all of these animals get to you! I'm dyin' over here!!!!😂
We couldn't believe our luck either! Cheeky little wombat rubbing up on my leg 🤣
I thought he was going to climb right into your lap! I actually showed that to my mother and we were both "awwww!!!!omg...!" Clearly, you gave the l'il guy a safe vibe.
You guys are awesomely lovely people. Love your enjoyment of the animals. I commented on your footage of melbourne. Thanks for responding. Once again beautiful filming
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you to say! Glad you're enjoying the videos 💙
hi there, lovely videos. Coul ask when exactly was that video taken. month please. Im planing to go hobart in June with my mum and I want to be prepare. thanks
I've been enjoying ya vids in Tassie guys, I live an hours drive from Cradle Mt on the NW coast. The section of the road where ya's got stuck is notorious for that happening! I had to slide down in reverse on the western side one day in the same situation, was a bit sketchy. 😬😂😂 Keep the great content coming!
So glad you've been enjoying the videos, thank you!
Eish, sounds rough 😬 We felt so silly at the start as if we should have known... it was almost a relief to hear the other locals on the day say they wouldn't go down it either. And to hear you had the same experience! I'm guessing now you just avoid the road as soon as the weather gets icy/snowy?
Definitely jealous that you live in Tassie, we've quickly fallen in love with it over here. 🏔️
Oh my Dad used to side round on the snow taking us to Liffey Falls and Ben Lomond. Enchabted walk was my fav.....glad you guys are ok though
so sad to see the cradle mts so commercialized and toursty sad sad it was magnificient when it was WILD.
Oh wow glad you safe. What month was this. We are going July this year for 3 nights hopefully 🙏 ❤
This was filmed in September. You can get snow almost anytime of year in Tassie however, during our 6 months there we had snow a few times in different months. They've even just had some snowfall over the last week ❄️ Most of the time the council clear the road in the morning and ensure it's safe for everyone but on our visit we set out super early in the morning and the snow cradle received was way more than they predicted. Hope you have an amazing time in Tassie, we're sure you will! 💙
hi there, lovely videos. Coul ask when exactly was that video taken. month please. Im planing to go hobart in June with my mum and I want to be prepare. thanks
Hey hey! Thank you so much, we hope you have an amazing time in Tassie! We've just answered this for someone else, I'll attach our response below.
'This was filmed in September. You can get snow almost anytime of year in Tassie however, during our 6 months there we had snow a few times in different months. They've even just had some snowfall over the last week ❄️ Most of the time the council clear the road in the morning and ensure it's safe for everyone but on our visit we set out super early in the morning and the snow cradle received was way more than they predicted.'
As you only mentioned visiting Hobart I thought I'd add that majority of the time Tassie only gets snow at high elevations so most areas you won't have to worry about snow at all. Main snow spots are Ben Lomond, Cradle Mountain & Mount Wellington. The council is across these areas safety wise, Ben Lomond you can only drive with snow chains and Mount Wellington the road usually gets closed off to the public and their buses can take you up.
Ever heard of snow chains
We have and we did consider getting some actually but snow is not common in Aus (it doesn't snow at all in a few states and typically only snows in Alpine regions within Australia).
Tasmania is the state that’s a little more unpredictable with snow. 🙃 We’d only driven about 50km that day and went from sunny and completely fine roads 90% of the drive to thick snow within a matter of seconds. While chains would have helped with the snow they wouldn’t have helped with black ice unfortunately so we still would have had to stop where we did.
We’ll definitely just avoid heading to the alpine regions when any snow is forecasted going forward but if things change and we do end up around alpine regions we’d definitely get snow chains. ❄️
@@lydiaandwehanDo not take any notice of the snow chain comment. If that person had any idea they would know you cant fit or use snow chains on a main road in Tasmania, they are for offroad use only.
I drove up a hill once. Didn’t feel the need to tell everyone all about it.