Tasman Peninsula - heaven on earth
January 31st 2010 07:08
Even the RSL shuts at 7pm on the Tasman Peninsula, but despite the fact you can't get a drink or even a packet of chips for dinner, White Beach, 80km from Hobart is a must.
I picked Storm Bay Guest House, at White Beach off wotif.com. a few hours before my flight left for Hobart. Nothing like planning ahead. $99 seemed like good value, only 10km from Port Arthur Historic Site, a place I've been meaning to visit for years. Then I booked an Audi A3 TDi from Europcar for only $56 a day (plus all the hidden costs they never tell you about, which brought it up to over $100).
On my Jetstar flight, the service was so good from the crew, I was moved to stay up late, writing to Jetstar management to tell them about it. First time, ever.
On the ground in Hobart, I had a spring in my step as I collected the keys to the Audi. I knew I was going to enjoy the drive. And I did. The A3 wasn't the BMW M3 we hired on the Gold Coast, but for $130,000 less, it compares pretty well. And the diesel engine had plenty of power. Very fast, with great handling. Go Audi. I might be heading down to Wollongong Audi, to snap up one of these babies shortly.
You're wondering when I'm going to get to the bit about the RSL, aren't you? Well, I arrived at Storm Bay Guest House at just past 8.30pm. The Guest House sits high up on the hill looking out over Storm Bay and White Beach. Right now as I sit on the deck, sun streams through dark clouds onto the water, bathing us in a heavenly light. Last night, I came straight from the airport, trying to beat the dying daylight. I was in dire need of dinner when I arrived, but the nearest town, Nubeena, was shut up tight at 8.30pm on a Saturday night. Henry, the manager at the Guest House saved the day, whipping me up some toast and fruit.
Today I spent hours roaming around the Port Arthur site, amazed by the history, shocked at the brutality that occurred there, both in the 1800s and in 1996, when 35 people were killed by a lone gunman. The beauty of the place took my breath away. I didn't expect it from Australia's most notorious penal settlement.
I picked Storm Bay Guest House, at White Beach off wotif.com. a few hours before my flight left for Hobart. Nothing like planning ahead. $99 seemed like good value, only 10km from Port Arthur Historic Site, a place I've been meaning to visit for years. Then I booked an Audi A3 TDi from Europcar for only $56 a day (plus all the hidden costs they never tell you about, which brought it up to over $100).
On my Jetstar flight, the service was so good from the crew, I was moved to stay up late, writing to Jetstar management to tell them about it. First time, ever.
On the ground in Hobart, I had a spring in my step as I collected the keys to the Audi. I knew I was going to enjoy the drive. And I did. The A3 wasn't the BMW M3 we hired on the Gold Coast, but for $130,000 less, it compares pretty well. And the diesel engine had plenty of power. Very fast, with great handling. Go Audi. I might be heading down to Wollongong Audi, to snap up one of these babies shortly.
You're wondering when I'm going to get to the bit about the RSL, aren't you? Well, I arrived at Storm Bay Guest House at just past 8.30pm. The Guest House sits high up on the hill looking out over Storm Bay and White Beach. Right now as I sit on the deck, sun streams through dark clouds onto the water, bathing us in a heavenly light. Last night, I came straight from the airport, trying to beat the dying daylight. I was in dire need of dinner when I arrived, but the nearest town, Nubeena, was shut up tight at 8.30pm on a Saturday night. Henry, the manager at the Guest House saved the day, whipping me up some toast and fruit.
Today I spent hours roaming around the Port Arthur site, amazed by the history, shocked at the brutality that occurred there, both in the 1800s and in 1996, when 35 people were killed by a lone gunman. The beauty of the place took my breath away. I didn't expect it from Australia's most notorious penal settlement.
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