Our last day on this tour as we go from Queenstown to Hobart
The train leaving the station was the first thing on our schedule, but as we saw it yesterday and it was pouring rain we skipped it this morning, but this is what it would have looked like🙃
Our morning started out raining and cold
Clouds and mist covered the countryside as we drove along
There ere waterfalls where our guide said normally there were none
We drove by many man made lakes
As winter is just ending some of the lakes are not up to their normal yet.
This lake sits at what they call the great divide here in Tasmania
We stopped at this place called the wall
We were not allowed in o take pictures inside
It is a place that has a hundred meter panel of wood that has carved scenes of Tasmania
The road leading up has these huge carved insects along the road leading up to the building
This picture and the below Quito came from the web
On the 1st March 2005 in one of the most beautiful parts of Tasmania I set out to undertake sculpting a wall that would be 3 metres high and over 100 metres in length.
The material would be Huon Pine.
Through an often arduous at times but also immensely satisfying journey and over a decade and half later I welcome you to visit what is simply known as the wall quote are from
The we went over to see Lake St Clair
It is the biggest lake in Tasmania and over 100 meters deep
They had a very nice visitor center
With all kinds of displays
We had lunch there before heading out again
Next we visited Tarraleah to learn about Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric systems
This one is in the Derwent Valley
They use the huge pipes to control the water going through the turbines
Each pipe is somewhere around 5 to 6 feet in diameter
Tasmania’s electric power is 95% Hydro
When they were building these power grids, they had whole small towns by the site. This was the overseer and main office
It was a lovely building and quite large
These are the small house for the Manuel laborers
They had a church
And a school
This is another of the lake. Lake Meadowbank
The main industries are timber farming
And dairy
With lots of pasture land. They also grow hops
Small church along the way all by itself
The land is very hilly
We then had a hike in Mt Field Nation park
These pines are very tall 80 to 100 meters
The undergrowth was very lush
We hiked out to Russel Falls
It is a beautiful three level falls
Another shot framed from the side through the greenery
We then took the other trail back to the visitor center
I loved how this tree has grown sideways
The gang all came out for our last tea of the trip. As you can see my traveling group has grown
We had a delightful tea with some cookies
As we headed into Hobart area the sky gifted us with a nice evening.
We then came to our hotel. When we checked in they told me I had gotten a double upgrade. Here is our hotel and the room we have for our last two nights in Tasmania
I think it may be about the size of our Florida house especially if you add in the private terrace with table, outdoor seating area, and fire pit.
We are including our last full day in Hobart here too.
After a lovely breakfast, we wandered around and shopped for a carryon to replace the one of mine that broke
This is the same area we were in before our tour, so I am not including any pictures of the buildings.
These irises had come out since we were here last week. Dale headed over to see MONA
The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in the Southern Hemisphere. MONA houses ancient, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection.
Dale took some pictures but he really thinks that it was a money maker for David Walsh, who was a professional gambler. His impression was that it was weird, many areas had warning of adult material, and he finished in less than an hour. Says I did not miss anything by not going.
So tonight after a pub dinner we are just relaxing. The next couple of days will be traveling and the next blog will be about Hawaii
