As promised I continue with Tassie. We have done a tour to Port Arthur which is a small town and where a Prison is situated. We didn't visit the Prison because my hubby has seen enough Prisons in his life. Don't get me wrong! He was on the right side of the door, he worked in Prison during his working life.
Anyhow, we drove there because on the way to Port Arthur are so many things to see and explore, we even didn't had time to visit the Prison. We arrived late in the afternoon and didn't want to come back too late as we of course had the two doggies, waiting for their food.
OK lets go......
Tasmania's got the most winding and steep roads we have ever experienced but I can tell you, it's just an amazing country what shouldn't be missed........
Unfortunately we haven't seen a Tasmanian Devil, well, not alive!
We avoided the highways as much as possible and took detours where we could.....
Port Arthur is situated on a peninsular which can only be reached by Eaglehawk Neck
We took the C338 Blowhole Road and followed the signs to following amazing coastal formations at the Blowhole......
The Blowhole
The first lookout at Tasman's Arch.....
The second lookout at Tasman's Arch.....
The first again from different angle.....
Tasman's Arch itself!!!
On top of the picture you can see people standing which gives you slightly an idea of the depth...
Isn't the world amazing! And what a shame we are spoiling it!
The Car park at Tasman's Arch, in fact, we now are standing on top of the arch....
Lookout at Devil's kitchen....
We just had our lunch here and then continued towards Port Arthur....
After some more amazing spots and 130 steps down .....
we came at the Remarkable Cave.....
As you can see there was a lot to see before coming to Port Arthur and I also told you the reason we didn't visit the prison itself. I took some sneak pics from the car park and because I don't know much of the history, I give you below a small section I found from the Internet....
"Port Arthur Historic Site is a large site holding a great many stories. Places like the Penitentiary, which was originally constructed as a flour mill and granary in 1843, before it housed hundreds of convicts in dormitories and solitary cells; or the much-feared Separate Prison, where harsh physical punishment was replaced with punishment of the mind; and the unconsecrated Convict Church, where authorities sought to reform Port Arthur’s convicts through a regime of religious instruction and worship."
When you want to know more;
https://portarthur.org.au/history
Cheers!
Next time; Surprise........
Tassie again 😂
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