Then the top of Little Horn peeps up on the horizon, maybe I’m getting close I think. Within another 20 metres the whole purpose of the excursion becomes apparent. The vista before me is simply breathtaking. Twisted Lakes is but a mirror, everything I’d hoped and planned for has come to fruition.
When you come upon something as good as this, it’s overwhelming. The sheer majesty of the panorama engulfs you, its power makes you feel so humble in its presence, there’s a distinct aura of “something else”, but it’s indefinable. It’s all my grey matter can do to remind me that I’m here to actually take photos. You just don’t want to stop looking for fear that it will all go away and you’ll be denied any more pleasure; but it stays as I set up the tripod. It’s not often I put myself in the picture, but here I feel it’s a must. Then I can look at it and remember just where I sat and how good it was.
There are many angles to be had here. Faint trails indicate where other photographers have been, little flattened sections indicative of footfalls. It takes me around 15 minutes to get what I came for and then I sit down and enjoy breakfast, although “enjoy” seems like a totally inadequate verb in this case, there is a higher plane involved here, one you get to experience so few times in life.
The cloud has started to form more seriously now, as predicted, and it adds a little to the experience. Changing lens and shifting position constantly I can but hope I’ve got it covered and, even as I’m moving around, the first gentle ripples of the day’s breezes disturb the surface. Had I been here any later I would have missed it. You like to think it’s good fortune but reflect on that fact that you’ve planned it for a week, constantly following the weather patterns, in the hope that you’ll get it right and leaving early enough to avoid all the problems that occur later.
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Diamond Island Resort & Penguin viewing

Bicheno

United States

Vicki

NT$4,845 total

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Dec 13 - Dec 14

Executive Room, Oceanfront | View from room

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Burnie

Australia

Christine

NT$3,168 total

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Dec 17 - Dec 18

Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds

Pelican Sands Scamander

Scamander

Australia

Darren

NT$3,081 total

includes taxes & fees

Dec 12 - Dec 13

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Scamander Sanctuary Holiday Park

Scamander

Australia

Vivia

NT$3,112 total

includes taxes & fees

Dec 18 - Dec 19

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Comfort Inn The Pier

George Town

Australia

george

NT$2,931 total

includes taxes & fees

Jan 5 - 2026/1/6

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Bayside Hotel

St Helens

Australia

Paul

NT$3,614 total

includes taxes & fees

Dec 18 - Dec 19

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Discovery Parks - Devonport

East Devonport

Australia

Jessie

NT$3,230 total

includes taxes & fees

Dec 15 - Dec 16

Executive Double Room, Sea View | View from room

Beachfront Voyager Motor Inn

Burnie

Australia

Lynn

NT$3,210 total

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Panorama Hotel St Helens

Panorama Hotel St Helens

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"Easyto park. Balcony view exactly as pictured. Nice big room, great shower, great brekkie on deck, walk to town, drive to Bay of Fires easy, all in all, perfect place to stay"

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