So you steal a handkerchief. And you end up doing time in a cove on the other side of the world. Port Arthur was an idyllic spot, but one where they sent all the nasty re-offenders to cut down trees and make boats for Her Majesty.
Now it’s a really interesting tourist attraction where the guide tells you all about the Island of the Dead (convict burial place) and how people tried to escape.
Two of the best were the guy who jumped into a kangaroo skin and tried to hop past the guards. Shame they took him for food and treated him as fair game, and the guys who steered the commandant’s boat out to sea, and got recaptured more than 6 months later in Sydney – talk about almost made it.
The way back took us through the breathtaking Tasman coast. We can stick as many pictures as we like up here, but the only way to see the true beauty of life as far down under as you can get is by visiting it.
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