We returned back to Tasmania on 1-5 May 2018 and mainly visited the Freycinet National Park and Hobart. Although I had sprained my left patellar tendon a few weeks prior to the trip, I was able to walk around without too much difficulty by the time we arrived at Tasmania (thank goodness). The trip was really enjoyable and we were very lucky because a week later Hobart was deluged by wild weather and strong rains and Macquarie St (where we stayed) was flooded!
| Day | Date | Location | Hotel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 1 May | Sydney to Hobart, then drive to Freycinet National Park | Freycinet Lodge |
| 2 | Wednesday 2 May | Freycinet National Park | Freycinet Lodge |
| 3 | Thursday 3 May | Freycinet National Park to Hobart via Ross and Callington | Ibis Styles Hobart |
| 4 | Friday 4 May | Hobart | Ibis Styles Hobart |
| 5 | Saturday 5 May | Hobart to Sydney | Home |
Devil’s Corner is a cellar door named after a rugged bend in a river, offering great views of the Moulting Lagoon wetlands, The Hazards and Freycinet Peninsula.
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Freycinet Lodge is an accommodation located inside the Freycinet National Park, just past Coles Bay.
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Wineglass Bay is nestled in the iconic Hazards range and bordered with pink granite peaks.
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Sleepy Bay is a beautiful rocky bay with turquoise waters and orange lichen-encrusted rocks.
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The Cape Tourville is famous for it's lighthouse - an unmanned, automatic lighthouse built in 1971. The road was constructed through virgin eucalypt forest through Frecinet National Park.
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Honeymoon Bay is situated right next to the Freycinet Lodge.
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We retired back to the Lodge for another dinner at Richardson's Bistro. Today there wasn't much of a sunset, just a gradual fading of the light.
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Today we checked out of the Freycinet Lodge and took a few photos around the Lodge including Richardson's Beach.
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The Freycinet National Park Visitor Centre is close to Ranger Creek.
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Friendly Beaches is known for white sandy beaches overlooking a large saltwater lagoon, turquoise waters, granite rocks, and coastal heath.
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Ross is a historic and pretty village in the heart of Tasmania.
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Callington Mill is a Lincolnshire tower mill built in 1837 in Oatlands, Tasmania by John Vincent.
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The ibis Styles Hobart hotel is a modern stylish budget hotel, centrally located and a short walk to Salamanca Markets and the Hobart waterfront.
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MONA, or the Museum of Old and New Art, has become one of the star attractions of Tasmania in recent years.
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This is an exhibition of various paintings and process for creating photo-realistic paintings (or copies of famous paintings).
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Cloaca is a machine that produces poop, mimicking the human digestive system.
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The general collection in MONA tends to vary over time, but a few pieces really stood out for me.
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PHAROS is the new wing of MONA, and built to evoke the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria.
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After visiting PHAROS, we made a last tour around the outside.
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Founded in 1804 as a British penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney.
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Wandered down to St. David's Park, then wandered though Parliament Square and Franklin Square.
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Salamanca Market is one of Tasmania's most visited tourist attractions and is open every Saturday.
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