We started off the next day with some yummy brekkie and BB enjoyed her first babycino...perhaps a little too much!
We had a busy day planned with lots to see. Even the drive was full of beauty.
Our first stop was the Signal Station on Mt Nelson just outside of Hobart.
They used the signal station to send telegraphs about the port and conditions. It was very interesting to learn about the history...and of course it was pretty!
For most of the trip we just used an old fashion (non-moving) map to get around. It was fun going the old fashion route...and I only tried to zoom in on the map once!
The Richmond Goal was an interesting site to visit.
BB avoided any floggings.
And sat and waited patiently for mummy to get released from solitary.
Off we ventured towards Port Arthur.
There is history in Port Arthur.
Eaglehawk Neck lookout offered some pretty good views. Normally I would consider that an amazing view...but here in Tassie it gets even better.
We shot past Port Arthur to visit Tasman national park.
There's a beautiful little lookout at the top of the car park.
A couple min walk down the path puts you right near the water.
And a 15min walk leads you to Remarkable Cave, which my IPhone camera doesn't do justice.
A quick jaunt back up the highway leads to the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park. It's sort of like a zoo...except it's really more like a forest with pathways and a couple barriers between the Tasmanian devils (they do exist!) and the kangaroos/wallabies. There were only maybe two cages which housed Eatern Quolls.
HB got up close with a frog mouthed toad or a toad mouthed bird of some kind. It was a little hard to hear what the presenter was saying when all BB wanted to do was hold it...
...until she got up close and saw it move. She did pat it's back very hesitantly though.
The park has a much different feel than we are used to.
It's a little hard to see, but that little blob of pink under the Eastern Quoll's belly is a tiny little baby quoll, latched onto her nipple and being carried around. There are three other babies attached under there also. And the mumma quoll waddles around going about her business just dragging them along with her. I thought having one baby hanging off me all the time was fun enough...that poor mumma needs a Multi-baby carrier!
The Tassie devils were sort of cute...but a little viscous when it came to meal time.
How could you fear that face?!
Most parks/zoos here in Australia have great areas where the kangaroos and wallabies hop around freely. BB has gotten so used to it she just ran up to them. She wanted to feed them like we do at our zoo, but alas there was no food.
One of the Roos had a Joey in her pouch! He poked his head out just for us.
Again, surrounded by beauty.
Stunning sunset views on the drive back to the hotel. Really everywhere we went I just kept thinking "it looks exactly as beautiful as the pictures".
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