Tasmania in Pictures

Tasmania is a small island off the coast of Australia with a rich (sometimes dark) history and filled with all manner of unusual beasts and fabulous beaches. Here are but a few of the sights we saw during our short week there.

Untitled (White Library) at MONA

Untitled (White Library) at MONA, Detail

Cloaca Professional

From artist William Devoyle.

Untitled at MONA

Sorell Fruit Farm

Apricots

Working the flowers

Among the cheery blossoms.

Port Arthur

Under construction.

Historical Diorama of Port Arthur

Port Arthur Overlay

Match the cards ...

... to learn the fate of your convict.

Isle of the Dead

Boats in the harbour.

Port Arthur Guard Tower

Port Arthur

Cell size.

Small.

Port Arthur Hospital

Not somehwere you wanted to go.

Good morning, wallaby.

Spiky Bridge

A convict-built bridge in Tasmania.

Spiky Bridge

No one knows why its spiked.

Spiky Bridge

Moulting Lagoon Game Reserve

Magic!

Fishing Boat.

Wallaby

Wallabies

Coles Bay

Steps to Wineglass Bay Lookout

Wineglass Bay from the Lookout

Above Wineglass Bay Lookout

Sheltering Rock

Metal gear fragment

The joy of the Wallaby

Wallaby don't care.

Wood for the fire.

Evening Fire

Old Cars in the back field.

Into the Labyrinth

Into the bush!

Wallaby track

Flags

All the residents of these countries have stayed at Wind Song

Feeding Mate

White Peacock, Closed

White Peacock, Open

Cape Barren Geese

Easter Gray Kangaroos

Also known as Forester Kangaroo.

Eastern Gray Kangaroo

Hey, lady. There's a foot sticking out of your pouch.

Belly Scratch

Feeding the Kangaroos

Mama and Joey

The baby kangaroo is folded over inside the pouch so its head and legs are sticking out. Kangaroos are funny.

Emu

Angry Ostrich

Tasmanian devil soaking up the sun.

Lunch time for the devils.

Tasmanian devil

Chewing right through a bone.

Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian devils fighting over lunch.

Tasmanian devil

Mabel the wombat

Mabel the wombat likes carrots.

Peacock

Turkeys

Golden Pheasant

Bicheno from Whaler's Lookout

Governor's Island Marine Reserve

From Whalers Lookout, Bicheno

A gift.

This was left for us by a nocturnal visitor.

Bay of Fires

White Sands, Blue Ocean

Bay of Fires

Clear

Small Crustacean

Girls on a pristine beach.

White sand

Fishing.

Bay of Fires

Girl in the Ocean

Bay of Fires

Seagull in flight

End of the road.

At the end of the Gardens

Secret Beach

Hidden Cove

The view from the Gardens

Living shells

Collected

Cable over the inlet

Why? Unknown.

Look! I can fit in here.

Blue Ocean, White Sand, Orange Rocks

Looking north from the Gardens

Tasmania tells it like it is.

Ross Village Bakery

A bold claim.

I wouldn't say it was the best, but it was still pretty darn good.

So the legend goes.

Is this where Miyakazi got the inspiration for the bakery in Kiki's Delivery Service? I don't think we'll ever know for sure.

The Oven

The famous oven at the Ross Village Bakery

Ross Female Factory

Ross Bridge

Arrow

On top of Ross Bridge, there are a number of inset iron bars marked with arrows pointing in different directions. We read about their purpose but can't find the reference to it anymore.