Tasman Duo
9 and 10 May 2012
It was hoped to be Tasman Trio as the story below will reveal.
Hauy
We camped overnight at Fortescue Bay and planned to take the opportunity to collect the aHauy there! cache at the end of the Cape Hauy walk, and pick up a couple more whilst on a walk to Shipstern Bluff the following day.
The new track to Cape Hauy was very impressive, with a huge number of rock steps and the rest hardened to a high 
standard. It is a very expensive construction but, as it is a single file track, maybe money could have been saved by making it narrower. Mind you any saving would be most unlikely to get spent on another track elsewhere. We have been on this walk quite a number of times over the years and felt that although it was a good surface it was actually not any easier because of all the steps to be climbed.
standard. It is a very expensive construction but, as it is a single file track, maybe money could have been saved by making it narrower. Mind you any saving would be most unlikely to get spent on another track elsewhere. We have been on this walk quite a number of times over the years and felt that although it was a good surface it was actually not any easier because of all the steps to be climbed. 
The scenery is so impressive that we almost forgot about looking for the cache. A search about by Sue, Peter and Mike the Muggler did not locate it and we thought that it may have been lost during the track upgrade. Mike isn’t really a muggle because he knows what geocaching is all about and helped us find caches before. However Sue spotted a disturbed looking bit of rock that was so close to the track we did not think to look there and soon the cache was to hand
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Shipstern
Now there are two caches on the way to Shipstern Bluff, well one Roul Look Out! is a bit out of the way but Fluffy Tonks is on the way. There is now a new parking area at the end of road with plenty of angled vehicle spots. The start of the walk was a little muddy but after that it was a nice dry track.
On arriving at the Raoul Lookout 
Peter discovered he had not entered the details into the GPS and a check for suspicious rocks and the like didn’t reveal any clues, so it will have to wait for another day. In this case we are not going to log it as “not found”
Peter discovered he had not entered the details into the GPS and a check for suspicious rocks and the like didn’t reveal any clues, so it will have to wait for another day. In this case we are not going to log it as “not found”
Back on the Shipstern track it did not take long to get to the cache site and Sue quickly found it as described. In the log there was an entry between July 10 (Katie B) and Feb 12 (Tassie Trekkers) that was quite disgusting and was removed, so it looks like a muggle had spotted it.
After taking in the stunning views we continued on to Shipstern Bluff. The descent was not as sharp as we remembered but the distance from the old 4wd track junction to the base of the cliffs was further than we recalled. It was easy enough to get on the platform below the sheer cliffs and we went a
s far as feasible where a view into a sea cave was had. We did wonder if the little track going off the main one back on top led to a blowhole; something to explore on another day.
s far as feasible where a view into a sea cave was had. We did wonder if the little track going off the main one back on top led to a blowhole; something to explore on another day. 
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