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March - July 2001
Australia
Brett Voegele2005-11-14 17:31:04
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Arthur
After the hike Harriet picked me up in Lake St. Clair and we returned to Hobart for a few more days, seeing some of the sites in the area. On our way out of town we drove up Mt. Wellington - the mountain overlooking Hobart. View was superb in 360 degrees. Next stop was Port Arthur - the penal colony on the peninsula. The history of the place was interesting, as was wandering through the restored buildings. I visited a week before the 5 year anniversary of the shooting that occurred at Port Arthur, where a lone gunman simply walked into the cafe and grounds and started shooting people - eventually killing 35 innocent people. Events like that make you think when you travel - wrong place, wrong time....
Wineglass Bay
On the peninsula we also visited a place where they were feeding a few Tasmanian devils, and took a short hike along the coast to view arches, etc. Driving north we next visited Coles Bay in Freycinet Park. We took a nice 4 hour hike along one beach, through the middle to the impressive Wineglass Bay, and then up to a lookout overseeing the area. Wineglass Bay is postcard perfect, with white sand and beautiful water.
Bicheno & St. Helens
Bicheno was the next stop on the East coast, with St. Helens to follow. East coast of Tasi with it's beautiful beaches is completely different from the more rugged West. From St. Helens we hiked around an old tin mining area with it's abandoned town, checked out a local waterfall, and visited the beautiful beaches at the Bay of Fires. Another highlight was the 'pub in the paddock', where we were able to feed the local pig a beer. Rumor has it the most beer the pig drank in one day was 79 full-strength bottles. I felt cheap only buying it 2 watered-down bottles. Just a tip - if you thought some dogs drool quite a bit, you haven't seen anything
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