Day 17 - Saturday - Hobart, Tasmania

While at sea, I got to thinking again about renting a motorcycle. We'd talked about that as an activity to do in New Zealand, but somehow, it just never worked out.  As we approach Tasmania, it occurred to me this might be the perfect place to do it.

Unlike Auckland or Sydney, Hobart is a manageable sized town. The population is something like 220,000, and it's not spread all over in urban sprawl.  Easy to get out of town and into the Tasmanian countryside. 

So, I hopped online with my good friend Mr. Google and found Moto Adventure Tasmania.  After a chat with Ian, I lined up a newer Suzuki V-Storm 650 for the day.

What fun!  We are likely going to travel to the Tasman Peninsula and possibly Port Arthur, and also the Boonorand Wildlife Refuge to see little andipodean fuzzies such as Koalas.

The bike we rented was blue, not white:

First stop was Bonorong Wildlife Refuge, where we got to feed the 'roos and see Koalas, Wombats and Tasmanian Devils.  What fun.

A Tasmanian Devil:

After Bonerong, it was on to the historic village of Richmond, which dates to the 1830s.  There we toured the historic Gaol and visited the oldest bridge in Australia, dating, again, to the 1830's.

We left Bonerong and rode south on the Tasman Peninsula.  We stopped in Dunalley for excellent fish (and squid) and chips, then it was on to Nubeena on Crooked Billet Bay, then to a bay the name of which escapes me.

Then it was back to Hobart. 

More to follow as WiFi permits.