We had breakfast and packed up the car ready to leave for the Wilderness Railway.

Before we left, I made sure to suitably clean the unit so as not to get a $50 charge 😀

We arrived at Regatta Point station in plenty of time to check in and get our boarding pass for the train.

We chose to go on the “Wilderness” carriage which included a glass of sparkling wine or juice and canapes.  Our canapes were cucumber rounds with an avocado cream and salmon topped with a piece of dill.  I said they were very nice, but apparently I lied 🙂. So I got 3 canapes 😃

A little further along we were served a choice of tea, coffee or hot chocolate and a warm scone with herb butter.

The first half of our trip was good with a commentary of the history of the surrounding area and the construction of the railway in the late 1800’s

Stopping at Lower Landing we were offered a guided walk through the surrounding rain forest, but we chose not to as it had been raining on and off all morning.

Soon enough and we were back on the train for the return journey.

Our next stop was Queenstown. The road was as windy as we remembered.  A slow 40kms later we reached our destination, the Empire Hotel.

I had read about this hotel as being part of the towns rich history.  The building has a beautiful Tasmanian Blackwood staircase.  The wood was cut from the local area, sent to England to be crafted and shipped back to Tasmania to be assembled in the hotel.  The whole staircase is now heritage listed.

We had a good lunch at the hotel before having a look at the Queenstown Station.

Our final stop for the day was the Lake St Clair lodge where we are staying for the night.

After our big lunch, we had just cheese and crackers for dinner.

Tomorrow we head to Hobart for 3 nights