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Looking back to the Port Arthur Historic Site from the cruise  
   

Looking back to the Port Arthur Historic Site from the cruise

Cherish Peace

February 19th 2010
Day 299 - Day trip to Port Arthur from Hobart Well we can’t be accused of sitting around doing nothing can we! It was another early start this morning so after a quick shower in the water tank amenities we were off towards Port Arthur. The drive is just over an hour and the journey is easy in the early morning with little traffic on the roads. Port Arthur is a place steeped in histor ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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