Looking at the 2nd boat from our Tasman Island Cruise boat
After leaving Triabunna, we stayed at Taranna Cottages on a caravan site.
from there we did the Tasman Island cruise,
starting at Eaglehawk Neck, down to Cape Hauy,
around Tasman Island, past Cape Pillar, & finish at Port Arthur.
That entire coastline is spectacular, with waterfalls, archways,
vertical rock formations, deep sea caves, and the highest
vertical cliffs(300M) in the Southern Hemisphere at Cape Pillar.
Dolerite Columns at one of the Capes
One of the many sea caves along the way
More Dolomite columns
Just one of the hundreds of seals on Tasman Island
My Girl, keeping warm & loving the Cruise.
After the cruise, we went back to Eaglehawk Neck to see Tasman's Arch,
the Devil's Kitchen, and Remarkable Cave.
This coastline is so rugged, yet so beautiful, with it's many Bays & Inlets,
& the extreme rock formations.
To get there, we passed through Doo town, where a lot of the houses
have signs with DOO in them.
Tasman Arch with a map of Tassie at the top
On Monday, we did a scenic Helicopter Flight over some of the area
we covered on the cruise. Our Pilot, Lucy was only 21, but an experienced pilot.
She was also a surfer, so I didn't have much trouble talking her into flying over
the world famous Shipsterns Bluff, even though the flight only usually
goes as far as Cape Raoul.
Shipstern's Bluff, breaks on the lower right side.
Tasman Island, large colony of seals there, Dolorite columns lower left.
Just one of the many beautiful bays we saw
It was a half hour flight, so we covered plenty of the coastline.
After that exhilarating flight, we had a delicious Oyster lunch at Bangor Oyster Café.
Me, patiently waiting for Jan to take the Pic, so I can inhale these tasty critters
No rest for the old & weary, so the next day it was off to Port Arthur,
an interesting Historical Site with over 30 historic buildings,
with artifacts & stories from its inception to its close.
The ticket allows for 2 consecutive days of access.
The grounds & Government Gardens are well maintained
& a pleasure to walk around.
The Penitentiary, with Law Courts & Guard Tower behind.
The main Church, with St David's Church in foreground
After Port Arthur it was time for lunch at the Lavendar Farm.
We were told that if in Hobart, a must do is the Mona Museum Art Gallery.
So we did, & it didn't disappoint.
It didn't look big from the outside, but when you go in, it has 4 levels,
the entry at the top of the hill, then 3 lower levels accessed by
lift or stairs which descends down inside the hill.
We were there for hours, but still didn't see it all.
Some weird & wonderful art there folks.
A lot of visually striking displays, some confronting, some amusing,
some puzzling, some brilliant.
One unusual exhibit was a long, black wall, maybe 25metres long,
with dozens of white square sculptures, about 1 foot square,
of women's vaginas. A vaginal wall, so to speak.
A library of books with no text or illustrations in any of them
A computer controlled waterfall, with each droplet of water representing a pixel
and spelling out words taken from a linked news feed program
An exhibit representing individual human digestive systems.
They were bubbling & gurgling with an odd smell in the room.
A normal European sports car, covered in layers of fibreglass or plastic.
We spend Christmas & New Year in Hobart, & after that, who knows?
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