Tasmania - Port Arthur

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With the promise of a quieter hotel room for tonight and Saturday, we set off for Port Arthur with Pat. The morning's coffee stop at Dunelley offered magnificent views, another warm welcome as well as pretty good coffee - see photograph

As we pulled into the Port Arthur's Visitors Centre the clouds thickened and blackened overhead - the signs for a dry day were not good and so we wrapped up warm!! A lively 20 minutes introduction from Sonia, a stroll around the solitary block and an entertaining boat trip around the Island of the Dead saw us heading off for a spot of lunch. Fortified, we toured the vast number of fascinating buildings that comprise Port Arthur - these are accompanied by magificent views and an intriguing history. By 4.30pm we were exhausted and so we grabbed a coffee before setting off on the 90 minutes journey back to Hobart. The weather had stayed dry and Kate and I really enjoyed the visit - thanks Pat!!

In the evening we dined at June's house before headed back to our hotel armed with a month's supply of honey, orange, grapefruit and lemons(from June's garden) to combat our lingering colds.

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Photos

Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee

Port Arthur 1
Port Arthur 1

Cell in Port Arthur
Cell in Port Arthur

Port Arthur 2
Port Arthur 2