Port Arthur and Remarkable Cave

January 17
Off to Port Arthur today. It was supposed to be about a 3 hour drive....I followed Google map and it took me on dirt roads. The road was closed where I was supposed to turn so I landed up doing a great big loop to get there. It took me close to 4 hours! See Tanya, you can still get lost with gps!

Checked into my caravan park and headed straight out to Remarkable Cave....this couple I talked to this morning said that I had to see it. The caveis 5 kilometres south of Port Arthur and is a truly a "Remarkable" cave. A pathway which includes 130 odd stairs takes visitors down to the viewing platform which provides a view looking through the cave out to sea. From the viewing platform the entrance to the cave from the sea is shaped a little like a map of Tasmania.

The landscape here is very dramatic. I hiked in to see Maingon Blowhole but the waves were not big enough.

I came across this rock formation..... doesn’t it look like the head of a seal?

While walking, I saw a long black snake right in front of me.....yikes! A couple was right behind me and they said this if I stomp my feet it will,scare the snakes away, So I did....they were probably laughing at me as they walked away.

Then I found this amazing bay...... it’s called Crescent Bay and there wasn’t a soul on it!

While eating dinner I see this little creature digging up worms and eating it...it kind of looks like a rat, but it’s not. My neighbours said it was a Bandicoot. The bandicoot is a small-sized marsupial, despite its rat-like appearance, the bandicoot is thought to be more closely related to a rabbit.

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January 18
Cleaned my palatial caravan, packed my back pack and headed back to Hobart to drop off the van. SInce it rained the first day in Hobart, I decided to drive up to Mt. Wellington. Mount Wellington, officially kunanyi / Mount Wellington, is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within the Wellington Park reserve. Located at the foothills of the mountain Tasmania's capital city, Hobart. The mountain rises to 1,271 metres (4,170 ft) above sea level and is frequently covered by snow, sometimes even in summer. It was cold and windy there.

So here I sit at Hobart airport waiting for my flight back to Melbourne. Tasmania is a beautiful state with lots of history and is known for its vast, rugged wilderness areas, largely protected within parks and reserves.

I covered 1,406 kimoleters and have met some wonderful Tasmanians. So friendly and helpful!