Day 5 - Port Arthur

It was a beautiful day to travel the 90 minutes from Hobart to Port Arthur. We took the scenic route on the way there which gave us a view of the water most of the way.

Port Arthur is such a beautiful place - hard to believe it's been a place of such brutality and hardship in the past, not forgetting the more recent tragedy of 1996.

The grounds are well maintained and it's interesting to see how the convicts lived 200 years ago.

The most heart-wrenching detail of the day was reading about a 9 year old boy transported from London for theft. I have grandsons that age and it's just astonishing that we did that to kids.

The day spent at Port Arthur was great and daylight saving allowed us to visit a couple of places on the way home, namely Tasman Arch, the Blowhole and Eaglehawk Neck.

Another great day in Tassie with prefect weather.もっと詳しく