Day 40 - Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia

Sunday Feb 12, we sailed into the village of Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia which is on a bay on the south coast on Tasmania,  Taznamia is one of the states of Australia. This is our southern most stop on the voyage (43.1469° S).  Our excursion here was "Tasmanian Devil Un-Zoo.  This Is a wildlife sanctuary with native animals in a natural environment without bars  and minimal enclosures.  Port Arthur started as a British penal colony in 1830s. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has a population of about 200. Remains of some of the building exist and are open the the public.Late afternoon, we sailed to another bay where Hobart, the capital on Tasmania  is. We arrived there about 8PM, 

Hobart was having is Royal Hobart Regatta week. This is a sailing races competition which has been held for 158 years. There was alson a Tall Ship Festival going on at the same time.

Cape Pillar on the south-east corner of Tasmania

Tasman Island just off Cape Pillar

Sunrise is approaching

Sunrise beside Tasman Island

Sun sising between manland and Tasman Island

Cape Raoul is on the west side of the bay where Port Arthur sits.

Sun rising above the mainland of Tasmania

Thew small island to the right was used as a cemetery for the penal colony

Entrance to the bay behind us

a salmon fish farm

some of the buildings of the old prison

This was a tender port

the penitentiary building in the middle.

Our first stop on our excursion was the Tasmanian Devil UnZoo

a Green Rosella

a Tasmanian Devil

showing his teeth!

Kangaroos

Kathy feeding the kangaroos

me feeding one

our excursion group

He sure wanted to jump up at me but they can't jump very high. I was leaning over the compound wall.

the birds come to feed  when a bell is rung.

we could walk about with the animals (except Tasmanian devils which were in a walled enclosure but open above

Then we stopped at a chocolate factory

the main penitentiary building

a eucalyptus tree

Our ship in the bay

back to the ship

the cliffs along te south coast of Tasmania

We had strong winds along this stratch of ocean

I saw a dolphin in front of the ship as we sailed into Hobart, our hext stop

Hobart cruise terminal in the evening we arrived

Some of the tall masted ships participating in the Tall ship Festival

Approaching  the pier where we will dock.

Nearing the pier

The Captain it the 

No color in sunset tonight