![]() An early start to drive the 200 km to Auckland where we
boarded our Quantas jet for Sydney - we are ferried during the stop-over
to the Australian domestic terminal and then on for our 90 minute flight to
Hobart. The airport shuttle took us to our hotel, the Wrest Point
Casino to be our home for two nights. A long day!
Next we
ascended Mount Nelson, it's peak rising 1270 metres for
panoramic views of Hobart, the Derwent River and Storm Bay from the early 1861 Signal Station on the Truganini
Reserve. (The higher Mount
Wellington was shrouded in mist) This site was important as one of a chain of signal
stations that linked Hobart Town with Port Arthur - Hobart is Australia's
second oldest capital city after Sydney. The Botanical Gardens were a highlight
- we took in the atmosphere of peace and beauty. We returned to our Hotel for a drink and at dinner met with our new travelling companions.
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