Because we've only got our car for six days, we decided that we'd get up nice and early every morning and give ourselves a good chance of seeing as much of Tasmania as we can... we stuck to that (ha!) and were out and about by just after 9am. We drove back over to the Port Arthur Historic Site - to have a guided walk, this time in the sunlight. It was totally different in the day - and was quite an amazing place, with a really interesting history. Loads of the buildings had been, or are being restored and so were all really authentic looking. We got to go on a boat trip around the Isle of the Dead, where the dead from Port Arthur were buried and then headed back to Hobart.
On our way North we visited some great places along the coast called Pirates Bay, The Devils Kitchen, Tasman's Arch and the Blowhole - all of which have been created by thousands of years of sea water bashing against the huge cliffs.
We got to Hobart at just after 2.30pm, and we visited the Salamanca Market, which is held on saturdays. They were pretty cool - with loads of cool food on offer. We had a look around and had a spicy German sausage hot-dog and then got some shopping before heading North. We didn't know where we were going - we just thought we'd drive!
Whilst we were on the road, Nikki did some investigating (Steve slept... AGAIN) and we thought head for a place called Coles Bay, where there is supposed to be an absolutely stunning National Park. We managed to find somewhere to stay at about 7.30pm (even though the reception shut at 6pm!) and then had some noodles for our tea - followed by the most AMAZING chocolate cake, we'd bought at the market. Later, we sat in the kitchen chatting to the coolest guy. His name was Tom and he was from the USA, but he's been traveling most of his life (we'd say he's about 50-60 years old). He's lived in places like Belgium, Mongolia & New Mexico, plus he's visited almost everywhere. He had some fantastic stories and was really, really nice!
When I grow up, I wanna be like Tom!
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