Bruny Island - empty beaches, lighthouse and oysters

Day eight: Bruny Island 

 Located at the mouth of the Derwent River, Bruny Island is the home to unique wildlife (including the white Bennett’s wallabies), dramatic scenery and delicious local produce. After a short ferry ride across the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, we head to the spectacular seascape of Cape Bruny and the Bruny Island Lighthouse. We can enjoy some coastal walking and breathtaking beaches as we explore this stunning island. We end the day with local produce tastings of cheese and oysters.

Zdroj: https://lostinaustralia.org/tasmania-adventure-tours/8-day

What means Bruny Island for me?

- peace

- farms with local products

- empty beaches

- lighthouse

- animals 

- viewpoints

- oysters

Did you know that

- about 600 inhabitants

- 1 policeman

A few photos

You can buy local honey.

Road.

Lighthouse.

You can meet animals everywhere.

Local farm.

So peaceful and there is nobody.

Just look around.

The Neck Lookout.

 Tasting - cheese and oysters.

My Christmas card.

Misa

MONA - the craziest museum & Mt. Wellington - Holy place

Day seven: MONA and the Mountain

Heading 1272m above sea level, we arrive at the summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington to enjoy stunning views over Hobart and southern Tasmania. From there, it’s the Organ Pipes track for the adventurous or a more relaxed morning with guided sightseeing of the mountain. There’s time for lunch around Hobart’s waterfront before heading to the unique Mona museum, now Tasmania’s most visited attraction.

Overnight: Hobart

Zdroj: https://lostinaustralia.org/tasmania-adventure-tours/8-day

What means MONA for me? - it is the craziest and most interesting museum I have ever visited
What Mt. Welling means for me? - foggy and holy place


Did you know that
MONA = museum of Old and New Art
Mount Wellington
- usually bad weather
- protecting Hobart
- Holy place for Aboriginals
- named Kunanyi

Mount Wellington

Mona

Misa

Port Arthur - prison with no escape

Day six: Port Arthur Historic Site

Start the day with a quick look at Australia’s best preserved colonial village, Richmond before heading south for magnificent views of the Tasmania Peninsula and some features of the Tasman National Park. Explore Tasmania’s ruthless convict past today at the World Heritage Listed Port Arthur Historic Site (guided walk and harbour cruise included). Rich in visual history, learn of the chilling realities of life as a convict amid the restored sandstone prison buildings and preserved ruins.

Overnight: Hobart

Source: https://lostinaustralia.org/tasmania-adventure-tours/8-day

Did you know that

- used to be a prison

- there was no escape - located peninsula

- considered to be the worst prison of its time

- about 12 000 convicts

- example of tortune - they let the prisoners spend few days in a room with total dark or they couldn´t speak, they totally broke everyone who was there

- at their time if someone from your family was in this prison - he was a black sheep in the family, today it means that your are kind of celebrity

- they needed some people to live in this part of Australia so the "the free prisoners" get a piece of land for free etc.

On our way we made a few stops.

Richmond

Richmond is famous because there is the oldest bridge in Australia. It was built in 1823.

Lookouts on the way

Port Arthur

Local farm

On the way - Tasmans Arch

Misa