We left St Helens early and headed to the Bay of Fire. The rocks have lichen on them that is orange, red and black, giving them the look that they are on fire. It was stunning and the rocks went on for miles.
From here to the elephant pass pancakes, something we had been told not to miss. The building is amazing, but is nothing compared to the pancakes. Another must do in Tassie.
From here we made our way to Bicheno and down to Sorell for surplies. We continued to Port Arthur and stopped to unload at our cabins, which were at the end of a dirt road. The parking for the bike was worse then the road, but the cabin was very cozy.
From here to Port Arthur itself, another must see. We were too late for the guided tours and had to wander around by ourselves. This was good and for once daylight savings worked in our favour. The seperate prison is very eerie. This is where the convicts were sent who were too bad for the work gangs. They had to wear masks at all times and could not speak. The guards also had to wear masks so no prisioner were able to see any faces. The one hour exercise was done in seperate yards, again with no contact with others.
That night we took the Ghost tour and if the day had been eerie, the night was down right spooky. Tassie's most haunted house was just the start, and while nothing happened, it was only a build up to the doctors mortuary and the seperate prision. Here something touched the back of my neck. Do the Ghost tour. Worth it.
The ride back to the cottage at 10:30 was spooky and slow, but luckly we didn't see anything, either spirit or wildlife.
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