We had been trying to travel to Tasmania for 18 months. The trip was always postponed because state borders closed due to repeated Covid outbreaks. It was New Years Eve 2021 when we finally boarded the ferry. We explored the Northwest.
I traveled to Tasmania on a family holiday in 2006 and visited Cradle Mountain at Christmas. It actually snowed on Christmas Day which was summer there. No crowds. In December 2021 it was jammed with tourists. There was no experience of wilderness.
It felt strange to travel a far distance.