We drove into the city - a 15 minute drive from our campsite and over the Tasman bridge. As the city came into view a large cruise ship was in dock and was dominating the sky line. We found long term parking difficult to find on the side streets so, eventually, we used the General Hospital car park as recommended by the receptionist on our site. Our first stop was the information bureau where we signed up for the red bus tour. A number of the cruise passengers were on the bus too, they were on a four day cruise from Sydney with Hobart the only port of call. The Royal Princess was full with 4000 passengers apparently.
The bus tour took us around the most interesting and historic sites of the city over a 90 minute period, providing us with a commentary as we went. A very pleasant city with a thriving harbour.
After that we had a wander through the waterfront, Salamanca and Battery Point. Passengers started streaming back to the cruise ship ready for a 4:45 departure.
A beer and wine at The Whaler in the harbour was very welcome, after which we headed back to base.もっと詳しく