My 11 night working holiday in Tasmania 2021
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Pick up rental car - Avis Australia Hobart Airport - Toyota Camry Auto or similar.
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Check that the road is open before we go up there. Get close to the weather at kunanyi / Mount Wellington’s airy Pinnacle. The distinctive dolerite columns known as the Organ Pipes create a distinctive shape to the face of the mountain making it impossible to visit Hobart and not be awestruck by kunanyi/Mount Wellington. 1271m above sea level.
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The market isn't on but let's check out the buildings and have coffee.
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Start walk at Princes Park, Battery Point. Histori area. Cannons were originally situated in Princes Park but was found to be a danger to nearby housing.
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Within 3kms of the city.
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Between Hobart & Kingston. One of only three remaining shot towers in Australia
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The Cascades Female Factory was a self-contained, purpose-built institution intended to reform female convicts. Thousands of women and children were incarerated here.
110 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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1st night's stay at Crowne Plaza Hobart. Breakfast included.
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The World Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula is Australia's most intact and evocative convict site,
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a cemetery adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania. The Island of the Dead was the destination for all who died inside the prison camps.
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a unique chocolate experience where you can see the rich creamy chocolate being hand made, taste the end result and buy direct from this family business.
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The bronze sculpture of a dog denotes the Dog Line, where a row of savage snarling beasts deterred escapes during the convict era in colonial times, ferocious dogs guarded the isthmus. They were intended to ensure no convicts escaped the Port Arthur penal settlement.
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1h drive from Hobart is Eaglehawk Neck, another thin isthmus of land that seems to attract nice sandbars along its extensive curve.
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Tasmania is home to one of the best examples of these impressive geological wonders! Looking at this rock formulation it's hard to believe that it was created by nature and the elements and not man made.
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Tasmans Arch is a tall natural bridge in the sea cliffs and Devils Kitchen is a deep trench without an arch that has also been carved out by the Tasman Sea. Both attractions can be observed from overlooks at a pair of car parks
