{"id":527,"date":"2018-01-14T13:28:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T02:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2018-01-14T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T02:31:25","slug":"we-shall-come-back-cradle-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/?p=527","title":{"rendered":"We shall come back, Cradle Mountain!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Three-quarters of a day in Cradle Mountain clearly wasn&#8217;t going to be enough. When I first saw photos of it in social media, it reminded me of Queenstown in New Zealand even though I haven&#8217;t been, but is also\u00a0in my to-go-visit list!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cradle Mountain is around a 2hr 30 minute-drive from Launceston. My brother drove us there and it is one of the scariest routes I have witnessed in my entire life! LOL. There were many turns, zig-zags and steep roads. I got slightly dizzy and nauseous from the drive but it eased off as soon as we got there. We decided to stay at Cradle Mountain Hotel. I loved the cozy and inviting ambiance of the place, especially the reception area. The staff and service were exceptional.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032770.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-528\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-528\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032770-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032770-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032770-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032770-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032771.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-529\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-529\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032771-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032771-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032771-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032771-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This glass door leads to a kitchen hall. I loved their salad! Their buffet dinner was also amazing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032775.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-545\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-545 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032775-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032775-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032775-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032775-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_532\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032769.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-532\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-532\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-532\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032769-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"This is how our room's like inside\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032769-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032769-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032769-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Inside our room\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dove Lake was one of the places I wanted to visit. There is a shuttle drive that comes by every 30 mins to take you there, but we decided to just drive there since the cut off time for the shuttle bus was at 6 pm\u2014we knew there was a good chance we were going to stay longer. Fortunately, due to the weather, there were still lots of free parking space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_544\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032778.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-544\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-544\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032778-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032778-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032778-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032778-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Look at this beauty! The photos don&#8217;t do it justice<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_533\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032783.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-533\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-533\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032783-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Oh yeah! Braved the icy cold weather\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032783-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032783-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032783-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Oh yeah! Braved the ice-cold weather<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032795.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-534\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032795-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032795-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032795-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032795-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was freezing-cold when we arrived there. We had to to go inside the car a few times to warm ourselves back up. Our clothing wasn&#8217;t enough for the cold weather.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_539\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032885.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-539\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-539\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-539\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032885-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Mum found the perfect rock for our mini photo shoot LOL\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032885-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032885-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032885-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mum found the perfect rock for our mini photo shoot LOL<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032871.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-536\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-536\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032871-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032871-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032871-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032871-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_540\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032818.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-540\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-540 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032818-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032818-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032818-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032818-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>My favourite\u00a0photo! The last time we went on a complete family trip was 3 years ago during our Philippines trip<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_542\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032912.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-542\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-542\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032912-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032912-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032912-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032912-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>We saw a wombat just outside the hotel<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032909.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-541\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032909-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032909-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032909-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC032909-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Till next time Launceston! I hope to come back to sunnier weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-quarters of a day in Cradle Mountain clearly wasn&#8217;t going to be enough. 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