Tasmania - 2nd half of the tour!

5th Day: We dropped off five people and picked up 11 more for the second part of the tour (east coast part). And boy did we pick up a bunch of noisy, fresh out of college girls. From the moment they stepped on the tour bus, two other people usually sitting at the back moved all the way infront to get away from these noisy girls.

We picked up the rest of the group at Launceston, stopping over at Cataract Gorge.





We passed by tree sculptures carved with chainsaws dedicated to four sons who died in the war.




St Columba Falls

And ended the night with a penguin tour by Bicheno beach (freezing!!!)

6th Day: The toughest climb I've ever done. Mt Amos in approximately 1hr. But definitely worth it!!!








7th Day: Port Arthur - penitentiary (getting lazy writing here). Check out wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur%2C_Tasmania for more details.

Convicts were sent to the penitentiary for stealing a chicken or just a handkerchief. They handed tough punishments to the prisoners but at the same time, giving them education and training to learn skills valuable in the outside world.

Port Arthur has been coined the term, "Beauty and the Beast" as you'll see in the pictures. With great views comes the dark secrets that happened inside. Just about 10yrs ago, some pyscho fired shots to visiting tourists killing about 35 people and injuring more for reasons people still don't understand.












After Port Arthur, we did a short trip to a wildlife park featuring tasmanian devils, natives of Tasmania (see previous blog entry).

We ended the Tasmania tour back in Hobart where the group met up for some beer at Irish Murphy's and another bar at Salamanca place where we almost got kicked out. They told security not to let us in next time...sounds ok with us...its not like we'll be back any time soon! Bye Tasmania!