Hello all, Gabby here *insert smile here*
Today was pretty laid back, to be honest. We left our cosy car park and drove to the Coal Mines Historic Site, which consisted of a series of walks joined in a circuit studying some ruins and tunnels. The ruins were beautiful (I love sandstone buildings) but we got slightly confused about the circuit which resulted in small arguments that were quickly settled. The dirt of the area was mixed with coal, which was an interesting effect as we strolled through bushy ruins and an area along the coast (very beautiful). Entering a tunnel that led to some separate punishment cells, I was thoroughly spooked by the prospect of being locked here, underground in the pitch black cells, and quickly exited. Next we drove back to Port Arthur and inspected several buildings we missed yesterday. The church was my favourite, without a roof and a carpet of grass making the sandstone building incredible. We completed our quick tour of the unseen buildings and headed to the Separate Prison to watch a play called ‘The Man Who Threw A Stone’. It was centered on the actions of a man, a war veteran who lost a leg and, after 10 years, his pension, who threw a stone at the king and was transported to Australia. There he refused to ‘eat the King’s food’ or ‘do the King’s work’ and starved to death. It was quite a sad play, with talented actors and cool costumes.
Leaving Port Arthur, we drove to the Devil’s Kitchen and the Arches, two massive and awe inspiring landforms created by erosion. A blowhole that didn’t actually blow up water was next and not quite as interesting. After more driving, there was the Tessellated Pavement to see. It is a naturally formed area of stone that appears to be a laid stone pavement (very strange but cool). We bought some fruit at Sorrell, grocery shopped then drove to our poky little caravan park. We have maybe two metres on each side of the bus to move.
Hope everything is well with you guys. -Gabby
Fauna: rabbits, two echidnas dad saw on the side of the road, swans and black cockatoos.
Vehicles Overtaken: 1
(Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
Wicked Vans: 2
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