TASMANIA. 3rd Nov. Back to Hobart.

 Eaglehawk Neck - the Dog Line!  A line of 15 dogs to stop the convicts getting past.

The Tasman Memorial in Hobart

Final meal in Tassie.

TASMANIA. 2nd Nov.pm. Port Arthur.

Memorial at Port Arthur to commemorate the massacre of April 2000

Remains of the Broad Arrow Cafe.

The boatbuilder's house and slipway.

 One of the inmates.

TASMANIA. 2nd Nov. Morning.

Tasman Island Cruise with Pennicott's yellow boat.

The Candlestick and Totem Pole.

A raft of Shearwaters.

Seals on Tasman Island.

TASMANIA. 1st November. Port Arthur.

 Richmond Bridge - the oldest stone bridge in Australia

Port Arthur prison.

Guinness in the Fox & Hounds.

TASMANIA.30th & 31st Oct. Launceston

The Charles Hotel - the old hospital.

 The Gorge.

 Franklin House.

 On the porch of Entally House, Hadspen

 Statue of William Russ Pugh.
The inscription says 'First use of Ether for Surgery in Australia' 7th June 1847.
This was only 7 months after it's first reported use in Boston by Morton.

TASMANIA. 29th Oct. Climb Cradle Mountain.1,545 metres (5,069 ft)

 At the start of the Overland Track.

A beautiful morning with a very still Crater Lake.

Getting higher

At Marion's Lookout

 Cradle Mountain

The shelter with upper door and shovel for when the snow drifts.

The rocky route to the top. We got within 20 m. before being stopped by an ice field.

My sherpani.

TASMANIA. 28th Oct. To Cradle Mountain Lodge

A row of bricks laid in the footpath in Campbell Town  to commemorate the many convicts who were transported there.

 Our shed at the Lodge

 Our accommodation. Could be worse.

Then, after a long drive, Margharita time.

TASMANIA 27th Oct 12. Hobart.

 The harbour in Hobart. View from our hotel.

The 'Lady Nelson'.

Off for fish & chips on the waterfront.