Author: ivor20

Today is our last day in Tassie, but after breakfast and packing our bags we had plenty of time to visit Hobart’s unique “Mona Museum/Gallery”

https://mona.net.au/museum/about

The view from Mona’s ‘underground enterance’, across the Derwent River with Mt Wellingtonin the background … the first item I saw, a fascinating ‘waterfall and light’ display.

A display that suited my imagination.

A Belgium artist’s vast array of whirring tubes and bags mimic the workings of the human digestive system. The apparatus is fed food and produces poo.

I was ‘roped’ into the ‘white library’

Displays that were interesting for me

A painting for ‘Frankie’ … and appropriately ‘Autumn’ leaves

All the installations and artwork were intriguing and open to your own interpretation

We had spent 4 hours at the Museum and was nearly 4.00PM and as clouds settled over Mt Wellington, it was time for us to leave and catch our Flight back to Melbourne

“Goodbye to beautiful Tasmania” and I hope you all enjoyed the tour as much as we did …

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2023

Today was another important part of our trip to Tasmania, when we went to the Port Arthur Historic Site, the location of the infamous Port Arthur convict Penitentiary, where our great great grandfather spent 14 years of his life, after which, he moved to the Northwest coast area of Tasmania, where he married and raised the first “Steven” family of Australians in the 1850’s …

At entrance of the historic site… and firstly we went on a cruise around Carnarvon Bay leaving from Mason Cove

The cruise crew, Terri, Maureen, Lee, Jeff, and Nola … Mason Cove and the Penitentiary

The grim looking Penitentiary building

Reading some of the stark history and the bleakness of the 4-storer building

The cells were only 4’ wide ….

The Penitentiary was devastated by fire in 1897 leaving only the masonry walls and barred windows … the exercise yard

The penal colony covered a huge area … whoops … “we are behind bars”

Maureen and Nola up above the Guard Tower

That concludes a nostalgic look into the often unmentioned part of our family’s intriguing history

Ivor Steven (c). April 2023

Our reward for all managing to get ready early was to visit Launceston’s famous Cataract Gorge before we traveled to Hobart

In morning sunshine a Peacock greeted us at the entrance to the park

We all went on the chairlift to the other side of the picturesque gorge

Where there was a wallaby to greet us … Terri and me on the chairlift

We drove down to Hobart to catch the afternoon session of Hobart’s popular Salamanca Market

Nola and Maureen and Mt Wellington in the background above the Market

At the market with Maureen… later we had dinner and drinks down on the waterfront to finish off another fabulous day of our trip to Tasmania

Ivor Steven (c) April 2023

“I love penguins, for they walk like they’re going to hug someone.” -..Fathima Shamla

Penguins (a Haiku)

Penguins do waddle

Feet splayed with welcoming arms

All they need is love

Ivor Steven April 2023

Early Friday morning in Launceston and we going to Wynyard, the main mission of adventure in Tasmania

More green rolling hills and then a refreshment break at Devonport … Terri and Maureen

Next stop Penguin (my choice) and the beautiful beach at Penguin

We all enjoyed visiting Penguin … Terri, Nola, me, Jeff, and Maureen

Penguin and I’m feeling quite at home

On our way back home we stopped at Deloraine and go over the Meander River

The sun is setting and it’s time to head back to Launceston for a well earned sleep

Ivor Steven (c). April 2023

3.40 am, and Frankie wakes me up 20 minutes before my ‘alarm’ was due to ring … good doggie… and between my sister and Frankie, I manage to catch the Airport bus on time … 90 minutes later I am at Melbourne airport…

Another 90 minutes I’m finally on the plane with my 5 cousins, and up through the clouds we fly to Tasmania …

Up through the clouds we soar and above the clouds we fly

We leave the picturesque Richmond village and head up to Launceston, stopping at Ross on the way … Nola in front of the rustic Ross Bakery … we liked the old fashioned Bakeries

Ivor Steven (c) April 2023