Midlands

After Hobart, Mia and I took the Midlands route back to the NW part of Tassie. Richmond was a stop on the way to Mel and Cade's, where we spent the night. The next day we stopped in Oatlands and Ross. They are two towns with original sandstone structures built by convicts. The last stop of the day was in Launceston, to check out Cataract Gorge.

 

Makers Workshop, Table Cape and Rocky Cape were our destinations after eating a scrumptious brekky at Seabreeze. It was a gorgeous sunny day.....a welcomed sight after a few drab days.

These figures are made out of paper mache! 

Hobart & Surroundings

Before arriving in Hobart, we stopped at Port Arthur to gain some Australian convict history. The pass included a cruise to the Isle of the Dead island and a cruise around the first boys penitentiary island.

The memorial for the 1996 massacre that killed 38 people, 20 of them from this cafe.this event also prompted the gun law changes Australian wide.

The penitentiary was under renovations, so we couldn't tour it.

The isolation prison.

In the church. The convicts were also isolated here...each had their own pew with walls.

Hobart from below the Organ Pipes.

Organ Pipes

Eucalyptus trees.....so colorful!

What I call the mini Organ Pipes.

Salamanca, the water front of Hobart

I reckon this is one of the coolest fire stations.