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
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
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Local farm
On the way - Tasmans Arch
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Misa
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