Day 24 - 17/2/2014 – Dover to Port Arthur
We were on the road by about 8:30 this morning as we had a quite a
few stops to make on the way to Port Arthur. Too do this we had to
back track through Huonville to Hobart and make it through the CBD.
For a small CBD they seem to have lanes going every which way. It
wasn't easy trying to dive across 2 lanes of traffic to get the right
exit, but we managed.
The causeway to Sorell |
The first stop of the morning was the Tessellated Pavement. It is
one of the more well known examples of tessellated pavements because
it has two types of formations, pan and loaf formations. It was
fascinating how geometric nature can be.
Next stop was the Tasman Blowhole.
Some great scenery on the walk too
Then Tasmans Arch
and an unspectacular Devils Kitchen
On the way to Port Arthur we passed the Blue Seal Cafe
On arrival at Port Arthur we had a late lunch and then went into see
the historic site. We weren't really too interested in the history
of the place but more wanted to have a look at the old buildings and
the gardens. We were lucky enough to just make it for the last boat
tour of the day. It gave a different perspective of the grounds.
Slipway sculpture |
After the boat tour we had a quick walk around some of the old builds
and ruins and the gardens.
It was getting late in the afternoon so we checked into the nearest
van park and were just lucky enough to get about the second last
powered site. Even then it was an overflow site. The Gardens Point
van park was very nice. It was on the top of a ridge and close to
the ocean. You could even hear the surf in the nearby cove and there
was a walking track down to the cove beach.
its amazing
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