Blogs from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Blog 18 Hobart, Tasmania – March 30,2018 - Weather forecast: mostly sunny, daytime temperature of 18°C; wind speed 16kts (5 Beaufort) Today we rose early and had our breakfast delivered to us as we set off for a visit to the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary and the nearby historic village of Richmond. The sanctuary takes in wild animals that have been injured due to adverse encounters with motor vehicles as well as attacks from domestic dogs. The staff attempt to rehabilitate the animals so that they can return to the wild, but those that are seriously injured and need extensive medical treatment become permanent residents of the sanctuary. The sanctuary has a fairly large group of kangaroos, known as a “mob,” which you could walk among and hand feed. Kangaroo food pellets were supplied free of charge ... read more

A wander about the city and onboard city tour bus.... read more

A morning of packing and an afternoon of playing in the amusement park at Glenelg beach!! Followed by a taxi to Adelaide airport. Flight from Adelaide to Hobart, of course it was slightly delayed. Arrived reasonably late at night 2250. So another taxi to our AirBNB accommodation at Burnside Avenue.... read more

16/2/18 Wow!! What a day!! Booked a days tour with Pennicott Wilderness Journeys Which started early at 7:30 at Hobart waterfront. The first part of the day was a journey to Port Arthur in a small coach driven by Phil our genial driver. We started gently by having tea and delicious scones at cafe on a lavender farm set in an idyllic cove which was on our route. After getting refreshed we were joined by Chris a crew member of the boat we were going to board. We continued on to Port Arthur to board our boat with Chris explaining what we were in for. The boat was fairly small (approx 30 foot long but quite wide and easily accommodated our band of 17 people. The passengers were not fully enclosed but were protected by a ... read more

15/2/18 Today we had booked a walking tour of Hobart. Our tour guide, Lisa, gave us a good idea of some of the history surrounding some of the buildings and statues. It started on Hobart waterfront where their is a memorial dedicated to the convicts that were deported to Hobart and provided the majority of manual labour. The memorial lists the names of the first deportees to arrive in Hobart. The U.K. deported some 76,000 people to Hobart over 50 years the scheme operated. The convicts provided a large proportion of the population. Initially they were housed in tents but other shelters and buildings were constructed with the convicts providing most of the labour to achieve this. Over time, the women and children were separated and housed in a building some way away called the Female ... read more