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| Cradle Mountain- Lake St. Clair NP | Monument marking the center of Tasmania |
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| Stamp Folder | Parks Pass |
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| Richmond | Stone Bridge, Richmond |
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| Bush Inn, New Norfolk -reported to be Austalia's oldest inn | Oat Mill, New Norfolk |
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| Weird Colored Hills near Queenstown | Empire Hotel, Queenstown |
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Learning to drive on the opposite side of the road has been quite interesting, but not very hard. I've only gone to get in the wrong side of the car once, and only pulled onto the wrong side of the road once as well, fortunately there were no cars coming the other way. What makes driving in Tasmania so unique is that the roads, especially in the interior are very narrow and winding. From Port Arthur I drove to the little hamlet of New Norfolk, a settlement set up after a colony on Norfolk Island in the Pacific was abandoned. I stayed at he Bush Inn, supposedly to be Australia's oldest functioning hotel and pub. The building dates from 1815, but I should probably mention that I have seen at least 10 other hotel's mentioned in guidebooks and sign claiming to be Australia's oldest hotel. The region around New Norfolk was known for it's hops production, and essential ingredient in beer. The next day I drove through Tasmania's rugged interior, stopping at Cradle Mountain- Lake St. Clair National Park. This is one of three national parks that cover much of Tasmania's southwest and constitute a World Heritage Area for its natural untouched beauty. The it was onto Queenstown, and area in the west known for it's rich mineral resources. The landscape around Queenstown is eerie, the hills being vegetation less and multicolored from years of damage caused by the town's copper smelters and mineral factories. |
| Miner Monument, Queenstown |