Today was another free day for the tour after yesterday's ride from New Norfolk to Nubeena on the Tasman Peninsula.
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| gracious recipient |
Leaving New Norfolk at about 10.30 after handing the Tosser Award to Roger McGregor, our journey yesterday took us over the Tasman Bridge, through historic Richmond where we communed with an international Hash House Harriers convention of 1000 runners and walkers who were raising funds for research into the facial cancer disease that effects the Tassie Devils.
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| Peter and Toni fed and happy |
Lunch was taken as needed with many having a bar meal at the Dunalley Hotel. As we crossed from the Forestier Peninsula to the Tasman Peninsula the riding groups again took different routes to our destination - the Parsons Retreat Resort at Nubeena.
A quick visit to Port Arthur for the Parker team spending 2 or so hours mooching around while Don headed straight for the accom taking a spa and swim on arrival.
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| convicts or escapees?? |
With a free day ahead of everyone there were lots of Indians on the road again.
Port Arthur was the destination for the day for many - Murphy's, Frank Hutch, Rod B, Wanda and Lamont, Gary and Jenny were some of the visitors to the site; Darryl and Bronwyn went with Mick and Sue on a cruise that started at EagleHawk Neck and took them all the way around the peninsula through the Tasman Sea and into the Southern Ocean.
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| Murphy's on cruise at Port Arthur |
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| Jenny Maskell enjoying Port Arthur |
The Whites and Morgans showed once again they can do 2 things at one time - treck the tourist trail and cook a roast lamb dinner. What the 2 Whites couldn't do however was find the Coal Mines historical site - Australia's first coal mine. Convicts from Port Arthur, when they had been really naughty, were sent to the mines shackled and chained in a gang to work underground for weeks at a time. The site impressed Jim P so much he spent the evening waxing lyrical to the tourers about what he saw. Mind you, he was more taken by the reasons for the closing of the site in the 1870's - something to do with immoral behaviours amongst the convicts..
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| the View from EagleHawk Neck |
Lindsey Jennings went to Remarkable Cave after Port Arthur and says it is remarkable - the opening is a map of Tassie (read into that what you will).
The Kavs, Harry, Peter Van, Sharon and the Birthisels cracked oysters off the Tesselated rocks at EagleHawk Neck as well as eating Crayfish and Oysters from the Fish Van at the Blow Hole.
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| Oysters a la Kav |
The highlight for most tourers today was our visit to the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park - these little critters kept us entertained for ages. They have really bad breath and make the loudest of growls but they are engaging and dead set ugly.
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| new club member Fred the Devil |
No Tassie Tosser was awarded today - this will be on the agenda for tomorrow we hope!
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