Open space again… and a free camp!

… and then I noticed a bush fire

Late afternoon I saw smoke on the other side of the lake. I’m so pleased to have solid internet/phone comms now (Starlink). This location is particularly remote ie no phone coverage. After coming up to speed with information from the rather good Tasmanian fire/flood/disaster website, I ended up calling their fire service info line to confirm my understanding of the situation and risk. This included what direction should I take if matters worsened. Fortunately even though the winds were strong & gusting, the direction was not towards me. The bush fire area grew. At about 5pm there were ground crews and 3 helicopters with buckets trying to contain the fire. I decided to stay but packed up so could move with short notice. The night was uneventful but instead of staying another day I departed first thing in the morning to a farm stay 30kms west of Launceston. Just as well as this fire’s severity (I was surrounded by 3 fires) had been upgraded.