Hobart, Port Arthur, Bruny Island, MONA

Nov 21st till Nov 30th 2015

Wind, wind and ... yes .. wind.. bloody head wind all the time., speed up to 50km/h. . yes, I planned my trip on Tassie wisely, checked always the weather forecast. when I spoke to locals, always the same answer: for this season it is very unusual, that the wind blows from West to East.
anyway, I can´t change the weather/wind, so I rent a car and did quite a lot of sightseeing. Port Arthur, Bruny Island, Unzoo, MONA...

I love Hobart !!

A big pleasure was to meet Dan again. first time we met each other 2012 in Bishkek /Kyrgyzstan. He travelled on a motorbike from London to Hobart, and he stayed in the same guesthouse as Astrid (my former travel-partner) and I. awesome reunion :-)

coming from Richmond... insane wind on the bridge and a very narrow bikepath... hard work

ANZAC Memorial in Hobart


new friends in the Huon Valley :-)

http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/regions-of-tasmania/hobart-and-south/huonville

http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/attraction/theappleshedtasmania

a trip to Bruny Island

http://www.brunyisland.org.au/

http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/regions-of-tasmania/hobart-and-south/bruny-island

http://www.brunyisland.org.au/about-bruny-island/adventure-bay/

http://www.brunyisland.com/activities/wildlife/

white wallabie... I was very lucky to see one. took the wrong way and suddenly it was sitting next to the road.

lighthouse on Bruny Island

Cloudy Bay. http://www.brunyisland.org.au/about-bruny-island/cape-bruny-and-cloudy-bay/

a "must do" on Tasmania.. Port Arthur !!!

http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/attraction/portarthurhistoricsite

http://portarthur.org.au/history/

Van Diemen´s Land was the former name of Tasmania..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Diemen's_Land

Harbour Cruise

visiting the legendary Tasmanian Devil... ;-)

(do not mix it up with the Tasmanian Tiger; this animal is hunted into extinction
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=4765

thank you very much, mankind :-(

http://tasmaniandevilunzoo.com.au/


Tawny Frog Mouth..

Quolls

so cute :-)

Tasmanian Devil

a dominant female, and a psycho male.... like in real life ;-)

Huon River

on the airwalk

visiting MONA

http://www.mona.net.au/

if you are not very interested in arts, no worries, it is absolutly worth to visit it , only for the building !