Port Arthur, Tasmania, AU

Port Arthur was a penal colony in the 1800’s. It has been preserved as a historical site.

Tasmania’s most famous convict settlement combines an idyllic coastal setting with a brutal history.

Between 1830 and 1877, about 12,500 convicts served sentences there.

We were on the first tender and as soon as we hit the ground went to a beautiful information centre, watched 6min video and then we could select a card and find a file of that prisoner.
We walked the grounds, visited prison and other buildings and came back on the ship to have lunch. At 2:00pm, back on tender and then we took 20min informative boat ride. Very pleasant. The boat ride and tours were included in admission to the port and paid by the cruise company.
Again, the weather was perfect and it was a beautiful day.

I forgot to mention…… our ship got miraculously cleaned without being cleaned and we can go to NZ waters.Read more