It’s been 16years since we have visited the Tasman Peninsula, during this super busy period we have managed to secure a site in an overflow area in a campground at Stewart’s Bay, 3 minutes from Port Arthur, with nice amenities and great camp kitchen – only problem it’s a bit of a hike from our overflow site.

1st outing we visit Eaglehawk neck, with its Tessellated Pavement as well as the bronze sculpture representing the colonial dog line, which stopped convicts escaping northward. Leni tries to restrain the hound!

Lunch beckons, and we venture to Lime Bay and nearby the world heritage listed Coal Mines. Absolutely fascinating!

Monday at Port Arthur brings a reunion for our family, ‘Thelma & Louise’ aka Nan and Jane meet us and we have a lovely BLT lunch in the gardens.

Port Arthur is a fascinating place with an extraordinary history, it was great to see the projects Rohan worked on during his tenure, something that will be forever etched in the Port’s future.

The Seperate Prison was a place of complete silence – hooded prisoners were allowed in the small open air exercise cells for only 1 hour per day, the chapel below had solitary booths for prisoners – all facing forward – no eye contact with anyone else.

Our boat ride around the harbour took us to Isle of the Dead for a guided walking tour with interesting stories of convicts, grave diggers, and guards.

The girls chicken out on the Ghost tour (wisely) – opting to sleep! As the boys in the family have supernatural experiences.