Alright so I was a little lazy last night and didn't feel like muttering on in run-on sentences anymore so I figured I'd get a fresh head and finsih the trip to Tasmania today.
I should also mention here since I neglected to last night, that we had made a new friend, Gabby, in Swansea she was from Canberra and had been touring Tazzy for a few weeks so she had gave us some pointers on how to get around and what to see with our last two days. She also was going to Hobart on Sunday so she happened to tag along for the brewery tour and our trip that night to Port Arthur. She was pretty cool a nice little addition to our crew for a day trip.
So following the brewery tour the four of us set out for a Tasmanian Devil/Animal Sanctuary where we saw a few different local Australian Birds as well as a Devil feeding. Devil's do not move like Tazz did in Looney Tunes unfortunately but they eat almost identically. Devil's a re fierce little carnivours that will eat anything and everything bones and all. Saw that first hand.
The sancutary was nice a little over priced but worth a stop to see some of the local animals some of which are only found in Tasmania.
The Sanctuary was on out way to Port Arthur which is a historic Jail site for Great Britain. Convicts and outcasts were sent there as a punishment and forced to work hard manual labor jobs, and experienced excrutiating torture techniques which were quickly banned.
Now it is said to be haunted and its used for tourist events during the days and haunted Ghosts walks at night which the 4 of us went on as we got their rather late in the day.
The ghost was fun. The guide Courtney, put on a a good presentation, he told believable and haunting stories that made some of our group jump from time to time so it was well worth the trip. It is supposed to be a very nice sight to check out during the day time so I would recommend anyone going there to plan for a day trip over the night trip but like I said we were just flying by the seat of our pants so it was what it was.
The final day of our trip we climbed to the top of Mount Wellington. There are a few pics of the view from almost the top of the mountain as the peak was covered with a thick layer of fog on Monday morning. You could see for miles in every direction and the city down below was quite a sight.
After our kodak moments had run out from the top of the mountain we headed north for Launceston where we were set to fly back home. We stopped in Lanny as they call it for a quick peak into Cataract Gorge which I will include some pictures of after this so keep an eye out.
So all in all Tasmania is a must-do if you find yourself down under and looking for a good 3 or 4 day escape to a little hidden gem. I am pretty sure that we hardly scratched the surface of everything that Tasmania has to offer, but what we did see was amazing. From waterfalls to historic ghost towns, breweries to devils there is something for any traveler in Tasmania.
Alright I have a few more updates I will post within a few days as for now...Davsy over and out
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