New Norfolk beside the River Derwent

Dinner on our last night at Mount Field National Park was pizza cooked on our gas COBB.

With two days to spare before heading to Hobart, we camped in Lawitta, located on the outskirts of New Norfolk. New Norfolk was founded in 1807 and is Tasmania's third-oldest settlement. Like many other towns, its central area was developed using convict labour.

During our brief stay at Lawitta, we discovered Attitude Place on Wiki Camps, which offered a rate of $15 per night.

On our first day, we enjoyed lunch at The Bush Inn. My Porterhouse Steak was very tender and well cooked, and Ros enjoyed her Guinness and Beef Potpie.

During our visit, we wanted to check out the New Norfolk Distillery, famous for its various rum flavours. Ros was the taster, while I could not partake due to my National Heavy Vehicle Licence.

Additionally, we planned to see Derwent Estate, a heritage-listed cottage built in 1820 that now serves as a cellar door. The cool climate in this region allows for the production of lighter varieties of wine grapes, including Pinot Gris, Vintage Sparkling Wine, and Pinot Noir.

Hops were planted in this area in 1867, thanks to its fertile soils and the River Derwent and Styx River confluence. As I write this entry, it's now harvesting time for Hops.

The Salmon Ponds Hatchery and Gardens are just ten minutes from New Norfolk in the Derwent Valley. Visitors can purchase containers of pellets to feed the trout; however, the ducks tend to consume most of the pellets since the trout are already well-fed.

The separate ponds contain Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, Albino Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Atlantic Salmon. Photographing these fish was challenging, except for the albino ones. Unfortunately, someone forgot to bring their Nikon camera with the polarizing filter, which would have improved the quality of the photos.