So when we planned to go to Tasmania, we focused on four different aspects, Port Arthur, the Muesum of Old and New Art (MONA), a hike along the eastern coast, and hopefully the Aurora Australis (southern lights). As you saw in our other post the Aurora Australis was a once in a lifetime event and... Continue Reading →
Week 538 – Hobart/Aurora Australis
After our trip to Tasmania in February, we had planned on returning in late fall/early winter to Hobart to visit the Muesum of Old and New Art (MONA), Port Arthur, and hopefully get a glimpse of Aurora Australia (Southern Lights). So after returning to Australia, we randomly selected the weekend of 11May as the weekend... Continue Reading →
Week 524 – Tasmania – Launceston and Cradle Mountain
Tasmania Part 2 - We headed up from Hobart to a town called Mole Creek. We choose this location as it was the closest AirBNB to Cradle Mountain national park – still 1.5 hrs from the assumed start point of our hike. We took the longer scenic route through the lake country – wasn’t what... Continue Reading →
Week 524 – Tasmania – Hobart and Wineglass Bay
Taylor Swift coming to town provided us the “opportunity” to leave Melbourne as pricing for accommodation went up about 500% so we went to Tasmania which was a short flight. We did a loop starting in Hobart over three days – this blog focused on the south of Hobart and the East Coast the next... Continue Reading →