Yearly Archives: 2015

Another road sign to add to my collection!  This wombat sign was somewhere between Dunalley on the Tasman Peninsula and Hobart. Our drive into Hobart included not just one bridge… Not just two bridges… But three, yes, three bridges!  Okay, the first two were causeways.  The last one is the Tasman Bridge. Here’s a glimpse of Hobart as we were crossing the Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River.  Hobart is so picturesque.  Tasmania only has about 500,000 people and half … Read More

A few minutes south of the Tessellated Pavement is a blowhole which I believe is part of the Tasman National Park.  It turned out to be a popular spot, so popular that there’s even a fish and chips spot there.  This is actually away from the beach, the water has tunnelled through and apparently you can see the water reach up to eight metres.   Not so much on the day we went. The view looking out to the ocean, see … Read More

So as we journey around Australia I’m going to try to get pictures of the various wildlife road signs. First in my collection is the Tasmanian Devil.  Which, of course, I could only get while we were in Tasmania. During our stay on the Tasman Peninsula we made it to a few sites to have a look.  This is another gorgeous Tassie beach near, this one near the Tessellated Pavement State Reserve.  (I didn’t know it was a State Reserve … Read More

We’d heard about the Remarkable Cave on the Tasman Peninsula, but when we got there we saw a sign for a lookout that we didn’t know about.  The Maingon Bay Lookout was one of my favourite lookouts ever. There’s no way to convey how amazing it is through pictures.  You’re just going to have to go there yourself! Here’s a close-up of Cape Raoul in the distance.  See all the pinnacles and towers?  There’s a walk you can do to … Read More

Part one can be found here. After our harbour cruise and some food we headed into the grounds to tour some of the buildings.    We started with the penitentiary. I really wish there had been some signs with some detail to tell us more about this building.  Other buildings did have information, so maybe we somehow missed it with this one. Once you went around back there was a walkway that led to another view. It’s been long enough that … Read More

During our stay on the Tasman Peninsula we visited Port Arthur, a must-see for Australian history.  It was fascinating. We went through the exhibition which teaches you about the lives of some of the convicts.  We were each given a playing card which matched up to a convict’s name.  You could read about their crimes and the work they did at the prison.  The exhibits gave a look at various tools and such.  It was very well done.  Unfortunately it … Read More