Oz: Doing time in Tassie

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February 28th 2009

Published: April 6th 2009

So here are my pics from my six-night break in Tasmania - better known down under as ´Tassie´! Based in Hobart, I sailed to Tasman Island, visited the old penitentiary and convict settlement buildings of infamous Port Arthur (chilling and v spooky - especially the asylum!) and was uber-impressed by Hobart´s surprisingly funky modern art galleries and museums. My only regret was not hiring a ... Read Full Entry

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Safety briefing on board for Tasman Island and Peninsula boat trip

Caves along the coast of the Tasman Peninsula

Inside one of the Tasman Peninsula caves

Impressive stack along the coast of the Tasman Peninsula

Amazing geological structures of the Tasman Peninsula coastline

The Candlestick or otherwise known as the Totem Pole is a big attraction for rock climbers

There´s actually a steel cable from the mainland to the tip of the stack which was once traversed by a lunatic tight-rope artist. Apparently he slipped, falling on the rope right between the legs!! He managed though to steady himself, get back up and complete the crossing. So our tour guide told us!

Tasman Island

Seals at Tasman Island

Old disused crane lift on Tasman Island, once the principal means of getting ashore!

The penitentiary at the famous Port Arthur convict settlement

Inside the main penitentiary at Port Arthur

Recreation area within one of the penitentiary buildings at Port Arthur. No more than perhaps a few square metres

The Asylum, Port Arthur

Commandant´s House, Port Arthur

Port Arthur bay

Tasman Bridge and Derwent River

There was a terrible disaster involving the bridge in 1975. A carrier sailing down the river, having misjudged the bridge´s height, took out three sections of the bridge which fell sinking the ship. Before the traffic could be stopped, a number of cars drove over the edge. Twelve died in this awful tragedy.

Old Supreme Criminal Court housed within the Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site, Hobart

Execution yard and gallows at Hobart´s Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site

Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site, Hobart

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