Cradle Mountain. Start of the famous Overland Track, a five to seven day hike. The weather statistics for this region are even less promising than for the rest of Tasmania: “Cold, wet weather is the rule in the Cradle Valley area where out of ten days it rains an average seven days, is cloudy eight days, and the sun shines all day on only one day. It snows 54 days each year, and even in summer, blizzards are not uncommon.” Hoping for the best I set off early in the morning.