All That Taz – The Wineglass Bay and Kate’s Berry Farm

In our last full day in Tasmania, we visited the Wineglass Bay lookout.  Note, though, that we did not visit the beach.  The tour guide told us that the hike down the beach was very rigorous, going more than two to three hours each way.  Most people just hike up the lookout and take pictures.  In that way they can claim to have seen it.  Fine by me, for my mother and my aunt at their age could not have done a rigorous hike.

The Wineglass Bay has been voted the most beautiful beach in the world.  It was in a curvature resembling a wineglass, as its name suggests.  The hike up the lookout took us between one to one and a half hours each way.  We kept at a reasonable pace until at one point the incline steepened significantly.  The very last part of the hike up was rigorous.  We climbed a long set of high steps.

Once up at the lookout, we only needed to take one five-minute look at it—Wineglass Bay had pristine waters and impeccable sand.  Since I did not want to fuss with renting a car and making a whole-day trip to see it, that was as good as it gets.

Overall the visit to Wineglass Bay was a nice walk in the nature and a nice view at the finish.  On our way back we also visited the Swansea area, which is a seaside village famous for its oysters.  We saw reports of pollution and its effects on oysters, and therefore all of us passed on having any.  But if anyone were to have some, they are freshly shucked and slurped on the spot.

Particularly worthy of mention is the famous Kate’s Berry Farm.  All the fruits in the jams were the produce of Kate’s own farms.  Tasmania’s cold climate made it possible for the jams to feature all kinds of berries.  My favorite was the raspberry jam.  There was an interesting texture from the raspberry seeds in the jam.  Unlike the regular jams on the supermarket shelves, Kate’s berry jams really, and I cannot emphasize more, really tastes miles better.  They taste like fresh fruits, rather than the sugary preservatives.  Finally, the strawberry ice-cream there was fantastic.  The milk must have come from the farm as well.  I do highly recommend a visit there.

We finished the evening at Solo.  According to reviews, this would be one of the very best restaurants in Hobart.  It was reasonably priced with excellent service.  We enjoyed our food:

Here are some of the scenery on this day tour: