Freycinet Peninsula

Down to Freycinet Peninsula today. I was last here about six or seven years ago - sometimes all the previous years blur into one - and while the number of visitors has risen sharply since then, the environment itself has remained almost pristine.
There's something almost magical about the combination of large, granite rocks, long curving white sandy beaches, calm crystal clear water, all against a background of soaring rocky outcrops.
Perhaps not so much magical, but wholly saturated with a sense of quiet serenity, where you can't help but feel relaxed and unruffled, and that all is well with the world.
Which is almost so rare as to be magical in itself.
The main photo is from the large deck of the Freycinet Lodge, where the Beautiful People like to go on a luxurious retreat, and the Not-So-Beautifuls might go to pretend to be Beautifuls by buying a coffee at the bistro and taking in the glorious view.
To be fair, the service was relaxed and friendly, and while the coffee was premium price, it was also...well, first class.
If you're very keen, you can take the steep walk over the width of the peninsula to Wineglass Bay, one of this long curving beaches shaped like the bottom of a wine glass, and filled with almost turquoise coloured water. The return journey takes about 1.5 hours.
However if you've already done that hike when somewhat younger and fitter, then you can take a flight over the Bay; or cruise around the bottom of the peninsula up in to the Bay in a glass-bottomed boat; or refresh your fading memory by looking at a recent edition of the beautifully photographed colour brochures of Wineglass Bay. 
The other option is to repair to the Lodge for a coffee and a view of Coles Bay on the other side.