Farewell Australia

Goodbye Sydney. This is my last blog, as we return to the US tomorrow. Thank you for reading my blogs. I hope you enjoyed them.

Hobart to Richmond

We took a tour from Hobart to Richmond, crossing the Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River. We stopped at the Cascade Gardens and the remains of the Female Factory, a one time female prison. Richmond's most famous landmark is the Richmond Bridge, built in 1823 by convicts. It is Australia's oldest bridge still in use. Present-day Richmond is best known as being preserved as it was at that time. Most of the original Georgian buildings are now restaurants, shops, or private residences.

Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary

Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, (Aboriginal meaning “Native Companion”) was established in 1981 as a sanctuary for injured and orphaned wildlife. The animals are released to the wild when they are old enough and nursed back to health. We visited the park and saw a baby wombat, a cockatu, Tawny Frogmouth birds, kangaroos, and a Tasmanian Devil.

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

Mount Wellington

Mount Wellington is a mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is often referred to simply as 'the Mountain' by the residents of Hobart, and it rises to 4170 feet over the city. It was freezing cold, very windy, and cloud-covered when we went to the top this morning.

Hobart Tasmania

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney.