I decided to go with a bit of a theme for the next week; Port Arthur.
Unfortunately, Port Arthur gained attention for all the wrong reasons 20 years ago, in 1996, as the site of Australia’s worst massacre. For personal reasons, that’s not something I want to write about… Instead, I want to talk about what Port Arthur should be known for; it’s one of the absolute most stunning places I’ve ever seen, and the site of one of Australia’s best-kept convict colonies.
More of that soon, but first we have to get there! We drove from Hobart, which is only about a 90 minute drive, but we decided to drag it out and stop off at as many sweet little towns as possible on the way : )
We had quite a few stops, including…
Sorell
Forcett
Copping
Bream Creek
The Federation Chocolate Factory (!!!)
Pirate’s Bay
Tasman Arch and the blow hole
Honestly, this was one of the best parts of the trip. Having the car meant that we got to stop off whenever we wanted. Any beautiful photo op we noticed (and there were a HEAP of those!), we pulled over and captured it. Any beautiful scene we drove through, we stopped to enjoy it. Yes, you can absolutely get there quickly; hell, you can even do it as a day trip from Hobart if you want, but why would you when you can take the slow path and enjoy every step?!
Jess, the Tasman Arch is breathtaking!! So much sunshine in the pictures, I’m sure you had a great trip!
Hugs
Divya
We really were so lucky with the weather, the sun didn’t really go away the whole week!
Hi, could u tell me the exact route taken to drive from hobart?
Hi there, if memory serves me correctly we took the A9 Arthur Highway 🙂