We wrapped up our first stay in Hobart with the obligatory trip to the Cascade Brewery and then headed down to Bruny Island, where we stayed for four nights. The first night we stayed in a caravan park so Eric could replace Turquey's alternator. Our fellow campers didn't know what to think of Eric in full grease monkey mode.
Turquey was much happier with some new parts and even made a 3 km drive down a beach to a remote camping area that was so nice we had to stay a couple of nights.
From Bruny Island, we went down to Cockle Creek, the furthest south you can drive in Australia. At that point, we were closer to Antarctica than to Cairns! We toured Hastings Caves and did a couple of short walks in Hartz National Park before heading back to Hobart via Kingston, the headquarters of Australia's Antarctic Division. The Division has an awesome free exhibit in the lobby, including this sledge that some poor guy spent over two weeks crossing the continent on, nearly freezing to death a number of times.
Oh, and they let you play dress up!
Now we're back in Hobart enjoying city life for a couple of days, including a stay in a hotel last night. I didn't realise how much I missed sleeping in a bed.
We're leaving again this afternoon but can't decide which direction to head. It's tough to believe we only have a few days in Tassie left. We've really only been in half the state this entire month and have probably only seen about 70% of what we set out to explore. That being said, we haven't felt rushed, and this island will probably be around a while longer!
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