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MA & T in Tasmania
Twelve days' driving, 2040 kilometers.
Highlights
Port Arthur: Tesselated Pavements, Tasman's Arch and The Blowhole (interactions
of sea and rock).
Bicheno: the hike to Wineglass Bay (Freycinet National Park); interacting with
Australian fauna (albeit in a zoo).
Launceston: tin mining and the Chinese (Queen Victoria Museum); a people city,
reminded us of Napier.
Deloraine: the four seasons tapestry and the sculpture walk.
Devonport: Tasman Arboretum at Eugenana; Fairy penguins at Lillico Beach;
Dove Lake walk at Cradle Mountain
Wynyard: warm hospitality of the ageless cousin of a colleague
Hobart, Port Arthur, Richmond, Jan 15 -- 21, 2006
18 photos, 1.4 Mbytes
Bicheno, Scottsdale, Jan 22 -- 24, 2006
23 photos, 1.3 Mbytes
Launceston, Devonport, Jan 24 -- 26, 2006
17 photos, 1.3 Mbytes
Cradle Mountain, Wynyard, Jan 27 -- 30, 2006
18 photos, 1.0 Mbytes
Winding Up, Jan 30 -- 31, 2006 8 photos, 0.5 Mbytes
For the southwest wilderness, see "The World of Olegas Truchanas" (1975) by
Max Angus: explorer and (unsuccessful) defender of Lake Pedder against the
hydroelectric interests.