Tasmania Road Trip Tour 2018

[Music] in May 2008 een we travel to Tasmania for a ten day road trip we left Brisbane Sunday morning for the two and a half hour flight to Hobart after arriving in Hobart we collected our hurts camper van which would be a home for the next 10 days we spent some time setting the van up and stocking it with food ready for our first day's travel tomorrow so that we could explore Hobart we made the Hobart Airport tourist park our base for the first two nights and it was only five minutes from the airport [Music] our first stop of the day was Mount Wellington so from the camper park we followed the Tasman Highway into the city which took about 20 minutes Hobart only has a population of about 230,000 people making it the smallest capital city in Australia it was founded in 1804 and as we found out on this trip it's all about the history in Tasmania once we got through the central business district the climb to the 4100 foot pinnacle took us about 25 minutes if you have a fear of heights it can be a tense ride to the top there's no Park entrance fees to access the mountain and it's open 24/7 but the weather here is very unpredictable so it can be closed at any time of the year due to snow ice or extreme fire danger days so it's always a good idea to check before coming up the building in front of us up ahead is an enclosed lookout for days like today where we found it almost impossible to stand up outside because of the high winds the observation shelter and toilets are open to the public until 10:00 p.m. at night during the summer months until 4:30 during the winter months the views of Hobart from 4,000 feet can be amazing on a good day [Music] if you do get it down the mountain with no inclement weather then these are some of the boardwalks and trails you will be able to enjoy outside of the viewing enclosure leaving Mount Wellington now we drive back down the mountain towards the inner city and our next destination [Music] we started our walk in davie street looking across to the hunter street historical area it was once a thriving whaling port but by the 1830s had become a slum district today it's once again a thriving area with premium restaurants and art galleries adjacent to Hunter Street you will find the Constitution dock area which is well known for being the finish line at the Sydney to Hobart yacht race held every year on the 26th of December and attracts shots from all over the world it's also home to some unique floating seafood shops just across the road from Austin place we found Mawson's Hut's Museum it was opened in 2013 and for $15 you can view inside the replicas of the huts that were used by Douglas Mawson on his 1911 Antarctic expedition board next to the Elizabeth Street Pier we found the wood went bound it was modeled after in 1848 Boston schooner and first launched in 1996 it does day sales charter trips and help young ones to learn to sail five minutes further on we came to the Brooke Streep here it's a floating pontoon built in 2015 that has a restaurant cafe and markets but its primary purpose is as a ferry terminal its most well known as the boarding terminal for the Mona ferry it takes you 25 minutes up the Derwent River to the Museum of old and new art or as it's better known Mona [Music] across the road from Brook Street here we found Parliament House it was built using mostly convict labor and started in 1835 the first council meeting was held in 1841 [Music] just a short walk from Parliament house for us to Salamanca place it's an area that has rows of Georgian style sandstone buildings that were formerly warehouses built by convicts for the board of hobart town around 1840 today these warehouses have been converted into restaurants art galleries craft shops and cafes and it's a very popular meeting spot both day and night it was named after the victory the Duke of Wellington had in 1812 at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain within Salamanca place we found Salamanca Square it was built in the mid 90s as a public square surrounded by shops cafes and restaurants [Music] and while we were in the square we had churros at San churro Salamanca for what Salamanca places most famous for today are their markets held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Salamanca market was held in 1972 and is now grown to become one of the largest and best-known markets in the country [Music] just a 5-minute walk from the markets and you'll find yourself in the suburb of Battery Point it has a large number of historic houses dating from the old Hobart town settlement of the 1840s one of the most significant areas is Arthur Circus a ring of old cottages surrounding an old village green they were built for the officers of the garrison and are in stark contrast to the other extravagant homes you see in Battery Point cottages still remain private residences to this day with one 2-bedroom 1-bathroom selling in 2016 for six hundred and eighty thousand dollars the suburb is named after the battery of guns which were put on the point in 1818 as part of Hobart coastal defences the battery was situated on the site of today's princes Park just down the road and still has underground tunnels that we use to store ammunition the area is generally known as one of the city's more prestigious suburbs [Music] this home cauldros bank from the 1850s was occupied by Andrew Inglis Clark a Supreme Court judge he played a large role in the writing of Australia's Constitution he died here at home aged 59 in 1907 and the home sold in 2009 for two million dollars the views from Battery Point overlooking the Derwent River also contributed to making this area very attractive to homebuyers day two and we're heading to one of the most visited historic towns in all of Tasmania the town of Richmond only 20 minutes from Hobart one of the most photographed sites in Tasmania the Richmond bridges the oldest bridge in Australia still in use in 2005 the bridge was added to the Australian National Heritage List [Music] the bridge was built by convict labour in 1823 so the traffic wasn't delayed between Hobart and these coasts when the coal River was flooding it also became a central point of the establishing of the town of Richmond [Music] this house known as the mill house next to the bridge was built as a steam mill by convicts in 1853 it was later used as a butter factory and today is a guest house [Applause] making our way over the Richmond Bridge we drive just a minute down the road to the historic Richmond Jail [Music] the jail was built in 1825 to house convicts then expanded to what we see today by 1840 [Music] the central courtyard is surrounded by buildings designated for different purposes such as the jailers house the cook house solitary confinement cells and women's quarters [Music] from 1877 the gel was used as the local police lockup and was then closed down in 1928 it reopened again in the 1940s as a historic site and visitor attraction [Music] many homes from the 1800s exists throughout the township like this one from 1830 originally the dispensary of dr. John Coverdale who died in 1896 nearby your fine st. Luke's Church it was erected in 1835 using convict labor the clock was sent from England in 1828 and installed here in 1922 after being used in another church the town village is famous for its elegant Georgian architecture with beautiful heritage buildings dating back as early as the 1820s which now has galleries tea shops craft boutiques and museums [Music] we thought this was an interesting way to save the tree [Music] while walking along bridge street we came across old hvar town it's a model village which replicates in miniature the life and history of Hobart in 1820 it took Andrew and John quick three years to build us as you walk the streets of old Hobart you can see how it looks today against how it was in the 1820s [Music] you [Music] leaving Richmond we drive south with their ultimate destination today he being Port Arthur but on the way we stopped briefly at Denali to view the Dennison canal and a swing bridge the canal was originally built to shorten the fishing and trade routes between tasmania's East Coast and Hobart digging began in 1901 and it was opened in 1905 it has become a popular shortcut Fiats returning from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race originally the swing bridge was manually hand cranked but in 1965 the new bridge you see today was installed [Music] [Music] we leave done le now driving over the bridge and next off Port Arthur [Music] following the other highway we make our way to the Port Arthur historic site if you are coming directly from Hobart it's a 90 minute drive driving long Church Street you will arrive at a multi-tiered car park before walking down to the main entrance building [Music] you when entering the visitor center you will find the ticket office souvenir shop and a restaurant area included in the $39 adult ticket price is a 25-minute boat tour around carnival Bay so we decided to do that first the ferry dock is just a short walk from the ticket office while waiting for the boat to depart we took in the stunning views of the historic site itself which we would come back to explore later [Music] what are the rest it's a couple of escape stories now this prisoner surrounded on three sides by water southwards that the question to learn that but one of the steak tips made by Buddha to escape and see [Music] [Music] perhaps the most photographed site at port arthur is the penitentiary originally it was a flour mill and granary but as convict numbers increased it was converted into a four-story Penitentiary the two lower floors contained 136 cells for the less well behaved while the upper floors housed 480 of the better behaved who could sleep in bunks [Music] religion was seen to play an important role in convict reform with up to 1,100 attending compulsory services at this church each Sunday [Music] the separate prison was designed to try and reform prisoners by isolating them so that they could contemplate more inmates were locked for 23 hours a day in single cells with just one hour for exercise the asylum was the last major structure to be built here in 1868 and because little was known about mental health at that time confinement was thought to be the correct treatment in April 1996 the worst mass shooting in Australia's history occurred here a lone gunman took the lives of 35 people and wounded 23 others a memorial to the victims was made here next to the remains of the Broad Arrow cafe where 22 of the murders took place there are more than 30 historic buildings heritage gardens and walking trails within the site the require at least a full day to explore and your entry ticket gives you access for two full days so that you can see everything [Music] just five minutes back up the road from Port Arthur we spent the night at the NRMA Port Arthur Holiday Park [Music] day three and our ultimate destination is Cole's Bay but first we're going to make stops at Swansea and bishan oh [Music] seven kilometers south of Swansea we came across this unusual bridge which was built by convicts in 1843 to get across the gully the bridge was made from field stones and the features on top are just the same field stones laid vertically which gives the bridges spiky appearance no one knows for sure why it was built like this but one theory is that the spikes were to prevent cattle falling over the side of the bridge and the other is that the convicts were getting revenge on their supervisor just five minutes further on and we stopped for a break in Swansea it's a small beachside town with a population of about 900 and it overlooks great Oyster Bay which was first settled in 1821 this building dates back to 1860 and houses the East Coast Heritage Museum which provides an extensive history of the area the municipal office in courthouse building was constructed in 1860 and houses councils chambers the March general store has a long history here with the building constructed in 1834 and multiple generations of the Morris family running it since 1868 [Music] driving 45 minutes further north we arrive in the town of Bishan oh it's well known for its granite features with distinctive red Legion and of course the blowhole [Music] to get the best experience at the blowhole you need a day when the sea swell is big according to the locals it has been known to blow to a height of 20 meters we waited for a while and weren't getting much then as we started to leave to Swedish tourists caught a much bigger one our final leg of the day was a 30 minute drive back down to coles bay the township only has about 350 residents but because it's known as the entrance to freshen a national park and wine glass bay it sees a lot of tourists from us Beach we could see out to picnic island which we never knew could be booked for your own private holiday [Music] we stayed the night at the big for a lucre on fresh ney and from the beach we could see our campervan sitting there proudly a4 in our intention this morning was to do the wineglass Bay Trek but it was raining so much when we got to the visitors car park we changed our mind [Music] but had we made it to the lookout it would have looked something like this so maybe next year we left coles bay and journeyed an hour and a quarter inland to the town of ross which we felt was one of the most quintessentially historic towns we visited during our entire trip some have argued that it is the finest example of an 1800s town in Australia we felt like we were living in 1820 and found it fascinating you the main crossroads in the town for many years have been known as the four corners of Ross and this title is to do with the buildings and their uses that are located on each corner on one corner is the Catholic Church which represented salvation on another is the town hall that represented recreation in the town jail represented damnation and the manor Ross hotel represented temptation the Ross post office built in 1889 has ornamental cast-iron columns at the front just outside bottom-right of the screen is a sandstone mounting block which helped riders to mount their horses back in the day also outside you will find a stamp vending machine and the old post boxes the bacons were stonemasons and bricklayers who arrived in Hobart in 1833 they worked on many properties in the district and many buildings like their own were made of locally quarried sandstone blocks for which Ross his famous the Ross barracks were built to house the soldiers who kept law and order during the early settlement of Ross from around 1821 in 1831 had had one officer one sergeant and 18 soldiers today the barracks is a private residence the number one attraction that most visitors come to see in this town is the sandstone Ross bridge completed in 1836 and the third oldest bridge still in use in Australia what makes this bridge unique compared to the Richmond bridge are the intricate carvings 186 in total of animals birds insects plants even authoritarians of the time two skilled convict stonemasons are credited with the work and received pardons on the bridges completion for their outstanding efforts the Russ female factory was one of four factories established in Tasmania that housed female convicts between 1848 and 1854 the women here worked spinning wool of sewing and knitting and then they were hired out to surrounding properties as domestic servants today only the overseers cottage is still standing but inside you can view a display model of how it looked in 1851 leaving Ross now we drive through the four corners intersection once again and onto our next destination about 45 minutes further north of Ross you will find Wilma's estate acknowledged as Australia's finest example of a pioneer farm from the early 1800s and another of Tasmania's world heritage convict sites [Music] to access the estate you first enter the Nigel Peck Center which was recently opened in early 2018 you will find the ticket office here two art galleries and a restaurant cafe area inside the estate the national Rose Garden is home to four hundred and sixty different varieties of roses and it's seen at its best through late spring in autumn the estate itself was occupied by six generations of the Thomas Archer family from 1817 through to 1994 when the final occupant died and left no heir to the estate Thomas Archer the first started building the main house in 1819 with a front brick extension being added in 1845 the property contains many buildings that can be viewed such as the convict workers cottages the blacksmith shop stables a bake house pump house and quite a few more [Music] and you they were assigned you to seven meters we have to feed clothe housing and provide them with religious instruction collections acquired by the family over six generations and covering a hundred and eighty years provide a fascinating insight into the life of a prominent farming family and the way they interacted with the convict workers [Music] leaving Wilmers we drive into tasmania's second-largest city Launceston with a population of about 86,000 residents we have based ourselves here for two nights at the big for Launceston holiday park unfortunately day five has come and gone as we had heavy rain all day that kept us confined to the van and just going out to the shops for supplies so here we are now at day six our final destination today will be Davenport but first up rivers in cataract gorge right here in Launceston the gorge itself is a natural formation and part of the South Esk river but the reserve also encompasses many walking trails of public swimming pool chair lifts and a restaurant the chairlift has been operating here since 1972 and for a 16 dollar round trip it will take you 457 meters over the Basin and onto the cliff grounds where the restaurant is located the central span of the chairlift is 308 meters and believed to be the longest single chairlift span in the world the Alexandra suspension bridge built in 1940 connects both sides of the South Esk River there was a bridge before this built in 1904 but that was washed away by floods in 1929 [Music] [Music] [Music] leaving Launceston we follow the Tama River for about 35 minutes to Georgetown it's known as the oldest town in Australia being settled in 1804 [Music] before going into Georgetown we made a stop at Mount George lookout where there is a viewing platform and it's just a short walk from the carpark from here you get use of Georgetown township elbow the Tama River and out to Bass Strait [Music] driving back down Mount George we make our way through the township to windmill point here you will find a Paterson monument and this marks the spot where Lieutenant Colonel Patterson took possession of northern Tasmania in 1804 these carvings are created by artist Eddie Freeman and he used old macrocarpa Pines with his chainsaw and chisel they depict moments in Georgetown's maritime history [Music] you just a few minutes further north we came to the low head pilot station it dates back to 1805 and it's run continuously since 1833 it has a large range of buildings from the 1800's with many of them now being used for holiday rentals a pilot service still runs from here but no crew actually live on site anymore [Music] the oldest building on the site known as pilots row was built in 1835 it housed the pilots and their families but today it's used as a museum [Music] over time other buildings were added to expand the site to what you see today with many of these now available for holiday rental [Music] [Music] just a few minutes further along we came to the low head lighthouse it's the second lighthouse built in Tasmania and the older still in use today [Music] originally there was a convict constructor tower built here from local rubble in 1833 but after 50 years it was in bad shape so in 1888 it was pulled down and this double brick structure was built [Music] it originally was painted all solid white it wasn't until 1926 the red band was added to improve his ability during the day like the buildings at low pilot station the lightkeepers cottage is also available a holiday rentals [Music] the small gray building near the lighthouse is a foghorn installed in 1929 and decommissioned in 1973 a group of volunteers restored it in the year 2000 and they're now sounds every Sunday at midday nearby this spot penguins make their way onto the beach each night after sunset and tours operate to watch the spectacle about 30 minutes from low-head we arrived at the Batman bridge which spans the Tama River [Music] completed in 1968 it's the first cable-stayed bridge in Australia and one of the first bridges of this type in the world at 432 metres long the bridge is dominated by the 91 meter high steel a-frame Tower which carries almost 78% of the weight of the 206 meter main span over the river [Music] you [Music] Rinda wolf has an interesting history behind it mr. and mrs. Ralph Foss were on a holiday in Switzerland in a lakeside village which gave them the inspiration for creating the suburb of Brenda Wald in Tasmania with all the houses in Swiss style so they sold their wrathful supermarket chain to Woolworth and started work on their project in 1980 by digging a man-made lake called Lake Louise with a wedding chapel later in 1989 the Tama Valley Resort opened which shares the same Swiss architecture and the village you've been seeing here is part of that resort the resort also includes chalets and studio rooms for holidays as well as cafes a mini-golf course attend whole public golf course and paddle boat higher on the lake [Music] we drove for about an hour to arrive in Devonport our final destination for today we booked for two nights at the Discovery Park Devonport [Music] we found this part very nice being on the beach and with the added comfort of an ensuite [Music] if import is another gate weight it has mania due to the Spirit of Tasmania ferry bringing people in daily from Melbourne at sunset we walk down to the beach to watch the ferry make it's nighttime run up the Mersey river to the terminal when we got to the river a cargo ship was just making its way out of Devonport there are two sister ships that operate the route between Melbourne and Davenport spirit of tasmania 1 & 2 they can hold about 1400 passengers with over 200 sleeping cabins and room for a thousand vehicles the ship's also incorporate movie theaters lounge bars gift shops restaurants and children's play areas [Music] first up today we're heading to the house of Amber's Chocolate Factory people say that Peruvian cacao chocolate crafted here is legendary the house itself was built in 1931 on two hectares of land and it features trees from all over the world the business started in 1989 with I Gor Van Gerwen coming to Australia after spending six years as a student in Belgium learning the art of handling chocolate inside the reviewing windows so visitors can see how the different chocolates are made and next to the viewing area is a museum displaying the history of all things chocolate from the Aztec Indians to Henry Nestle back outside we went to the tasting centre where you can immerse yourself in free samples and purchase your favorites [Music] and of course the obligatory headshot [Music] just down the road four members we came into Latrobe it's a town of about 4,000 first settled in 1826 there are a lot of Heritage listed buildings in this town but we were here for another reason we were told to visit relic where and yes it's a store like no other that we have ever been to Kim and Sylvia Christi who were once science teachers started the store in the 90s and now it is known the world over for its eclectic collections there are items here most of them for sale of things we didn't know existed covering a range of subjects tastes interests that would be hard to find anywhere else we spent an hour here but you could spend many hours if you wanted to delving into the detail [Music] 20 minutes south of Latrobe we came to the Ashgrove cheese factory and Tasmanian farm the benef Amalie have a long history in dairy farming here leading them to open this cheese factory and store in the early 90s the first thing that caught our eye were the brightly coloured cows strategically placed outside the building inside like the chocolate factory there's a viewing window to see the different cheeses being made and matured the store itself was filled with their local produce ice cream milk cheeses butters gourmet foods honey and jams in the cafe area we enjoyed our own platter of breads and cheeses and pickles for lunch before we left heading back towards Davenport we stopped at the Don River Railway which has been here since 1973 it's a voluntary organization that aims to preserve former rail items for future generations to enjoy thousands of hours of voluntary labour have been put into this site [Music] after paying our $19 entry fee we were greeted with the display room to browse on the history of rail in Tasmania the ticket price includes a 30 minute round-trip to coles beach and back which leaves every hour from 9 till 4 while we waited for the next departure the volunteer took us on a guided tour of the yard and explained the history of the various models upstairs on the viewing platform we were able to see the workshop where the restorations happen and an engine that looks very familiar when we finished the tour we walked back to the platform for our train ride and there was no train and left without us oh well maybe next year [Music] a last stop for the day was yes another lighthouse this time the mercy bluff lighthouse situated in the Mersey bluff state reserve [Music] [Applause] [Music] the lighthouse started operating in 1889 there were keepers houses here until it became automated in 1920 and unlike other lighthouses we visited the keepers houses were demolished in 1966 like the low head lighthouse this one too has red stripes for daylight except for some reason they're vertical and not horizontal there are walking trails with lookouts all around the bluff giving you great views of the mercy river entrance and out to Bass Strait on our way back to the camper park we saw the spirit of tasmania in daylight it was preparing for its 7:30 night trip to melbourne [Music] we arrived back to the camper park for our final night in Devonport and to recharge for day eight [Music] driving south in the early morning we catch our first view of Mount Roland not the mountain we've come to see today but spectacular just the same at 4000 feet high we stop for a moment at Lake Barrington lookout which had a great map of the mountainous layout to help us get our bearings driving along trail Mountain Road we arrived at the visitor's center where we transfer to the shuttle bus for the rest of the way to dove lake [Music] [Music] on arrival at the Dove Lake car park we saw the majestic Cradle Mountain up close for the very first time [Music] the most well-known and photographed icon of da flake is the Boatshed in 1938 the cradle mountain reserve purchased three boats for ferrying people around the lake and the Boatshed to house them was built in 1940 the boats disappeared in the 60s but the shed remains from the shore we could see across to the aptly named glacial rock which is made of quartzite it's also a popular viewing spot so we took the walk around to it [Music] the views from the rock looking across to the Boatshed were amazing because of how well-known Cradle Mountain is it's a common misconception that it's the highest in Tasmania it's actually the fifth highest at five thousand and sixty nine feet with Mount Asif being highest at five thousand three hundred and five feet it was named in 1827 by explorer Joseph Fosse who thought it looked a lot like a gold prospectors cradle [Music] [Music] one of the longer legs of our journey we drive two hours from dove lake too strong strong only has a population of around 700 and is one of the more isolated towns in Tasmania the town was once a busy access port for the mining settlements and the tree loggers but today at plays host to a thriving fishing industry it had its beginnings in 1877 but it too has its convicts stories to tell as near by Sarah island in 1821 was known as one of the harshest convict settlements the historic foreshore walking track is a great way to spend an hour as the walk points out a number of buildings and sites from the 1800s [Music] strongness also the access point to the Franklin Gordon wild rivers National Park and a very popular choice with visitors is cruising the world heritage-listed Gordon River [Music] you can even do an overnight trip on the Stormbreaker yacht up the Gordon River [Music] you it's a rainy morning for the start of our ninth day as we leave the camper park for our next destination 45 minutes from strong we enter queenstown the town may not have been established at all in the 1880s if it weren't for the discovery of gold deposits and later copper which then required many other industries to support the mining one of these support industries was the railway so in 1899 a track was laid between Queenstown and strong today a journey on this track is a very popular tourist attraction for both of these towns inside the main building you'll find a uniquely styled ticket office a souvenir shop and a cafe as we stepped onto the platform we could feel ourselves being transported back to the 1800s as the authentic carriages are readied for departure they have full day or half-day tours which operate from either here in Queenstown or from Strawn where we were yesterday they have good commentary throughout the trip and they stop at different stations along the route where you can walk in the rainforest or try panning for gold the track distance is 35 kilometres and the journey takes you past old camps and settlements from the mining dates this is one of three of the original steam trains that are used here they are originally imported from Glasgow specifically for the railway and still in operation today if you don't mind paying a premium you can travel in the wilderness carriage and be treated to a glass of sparkling wine canapes morning tea and lunch at the cafe in Queenstown in the standard heritage carriage you can still purchase drinks and snacks [Music] just outside the railway building we found miners siding it was a collection of bronze sculptures created by sculptor Steven Walker and they depicted 21 different facets of mining life during the history of the district [Music] just five kilometers outside of Queenstown we came across horsetail falls and we stopped at the parking area for a better look the new walking track was only just built in 2017 we were told the Falls can be less impressive at other times of the year when there's less rain but we thought it looked great today [Music] just outside DOE and bridge we're going to visit what is called the wall in the wilderness it's all about a man who is carving the history of the Tasmanian Highlands in the form of the sculpted wall that when finished will be a hundred metres long and three metres high each carving depicts an aspect of life in the Tasmanian Highlands [Music] the artist Greg Duncan moved here in 2003 and constructed this building to house his work unfortunately no photography is allowed inside the building but these images freely available online give an idea of the size of the project [Music] [Applause] on our way back to Hobart we stopped for lunch at the town of Hamilton with only 300 residents and full of history without the commercial tourism you could really experience what the villages of Tasmania were like in the 1830s and 40s what is the Hamilton in today was built around 1826 by William rhodonite he was the local mill owner pound keeper policeman and postmaster who remained a private home until 1838 the old schoolhouse was built by convicts stonemasons in 1858 it was originally constructed with two classrooms to hold 80 children on the lower floor and the Headmaster's home on the upper floor st. Peter's Church from 1834 had a tower with an opening for a clock which has never been installed and the church only have one doorway at the front apparently to prevent convicts from trying to escape [Music] you [Music] from Hamilton we drive one hour back to Hobart our starting point where we'll spend the final two nights of our trip [Music] [Music] for a last full day in Hobart we're first heading to Mount Nelson at 350 meters it's nowhere near the heart of its big sister Mount Wellington at 1200 but it does have some colonial history and a lookout at the top we found a signal station built in 1811 to report shipping activity in Hobart sport but by 1836 it could send messages all the way to Port Arthur it was upgraded again with the telephone line in 1880 then it became a ship-to-shore communication station in 1958 until closing down altogether in 1969 this building built in 1897 for the head signalman is now a nice cafe [Music] inside the signal building there is a great panorama photo which helped us get our bearings back down at the Hobart Wharf area we are about to take a 1-hour doing river cruise which will take us upriver past the Botanical Gardens under the Tasman bridge and back [Music] just after leaving the dock the Mona Fairy was making her way out on another run up the river to the Art Museum it was a beautiful sight with the majestic Mount Wellington in the background of course the Mona Fairy had no trouble at all passing our state-of-the-art boat as we continued up the western side of the DOE and past the dockyards and slip stations we passed under the Tasman bridge for me this brought back memories is the 13-year old when in 1975 the bridge was struck by the cargo-ship Lake Illawarra seven of the ship's crew were killed and five motorists died [Music] turning to come back down the eastern side of the river we passed the Rose Bay area this area called Belle Reve was first settled in the 1820s and at that time it was known as Kangaroo Point but by the 1830s they changed it to Belle Reve meaning beautiful river bank the Bellerive Oval dates back to 1912 with cricket and football being played here and has a capacity of nineteen and a half thousand the suburb of Sandy Bay with the rest point casino is known as one of the more prestigious suburbs of Hobart adjoining Sandy Bay we pass Battery Point the suburb we visited at the start of our trip as we're about to round the bend back into the wharf a captain pointed out the small cream box on the water's edge it's the official finish line judge's Box known as the castor a box used for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race a trip has come to an end but Tasmania had so much to offer that we just couldn't do it justice in ten days there's no doubt we will be back here again to enjoy its rich heritage [Music] [Music] you

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Published: Sat Nov 10 2018