Today we pulled into Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is a very large island that reminds me of Vancouver, BC – same type of climate and landscape. We took a Princess tour to Port Arthur – which was the penal colony in the 1800’s.
We were there about 4 hours and it just wasn’t enough time to even see 1/3 of the compound. It was fascinating and we enjoyed it. We had a tour guide for the first hour then we wandered around on our own. There was also a short cruise around the bay surrounding the compound so that you could envision sailing into Port Arthur.
On the way we went thru “Doo Town” – my goodness it was funny. Every house has a name such as “Rum Doo”, “Doo Me” “Doo Little”, “We Doo”, “Just Doo It”. Very quaint.
On the way back we stopped at the Tasman Arch which was spectacular – a lot like the natural bridge in Aruba (that’s gone now). This was solid rock and well above sea level so I don’t ever foresee it collapsing. There was a short hiking trail around it that we did.
We got back to the ship around 5 pm and we were pulling out at 6 pm. Around 5:30 the Tasmanian Police Bag and Drum Corp (bagpipes and drums) performed on the pier for us – in full kilt dress. It was really neat to see. The performed for at least 45 minutes and then we pulled out. There was a full moon shining on the water as we pulled out and it was very romantic – now if it had not been so darn cold would have been great.
Tonight we are crossing the Tasmanian Sea and the captain has warned us that it will be rough with huge swells and warned us to hold on the railings. We had heard that this is one of the roughest seas in the world. We’ll let you know how we fared tomorrow.
We had two days at sea before we get to New Zealand.
By the way NO photos because I can’t get them uploaded on the ship’s network. I have some great ones and will share them later.
Wish us well tonight and tomorrow.
Sam and Char
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