On the road to Bicheno

From Port Arthur, we drove to Bicheno, a seaside town to the north of Hobart on the eastern coast. We passed through a forest reserve and saw these flowers along the way.

Nearer to Bicheno, we diverted off the main road to scenic spots along the coast...

By the time we arrived at Bicheno, it was almost dark.

Port Arthur Historical Site

Day Two in Tasmania was spent getting to Port Arthur from Hobart in the morning. The place is a vast expanse of land that was once a hardcore convict settlement where the worst of the worst criminal offenders from England and Ireland were sent. We did not have the luxury of time to explore every nook and corner but we did follow a short guided tour afterwhich we were free to roam the premises. We made the best use of time there. There were not many beautiful flowers here. The most interesting ones were the Apple blossoms. We eat apples from Australia, USA, China, Japan, Taiwan but have never seen the flowers.

Apple blossoms.
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01Hobart - Stopover for dinner

Returning from Huon River to our motel on the fringe of Horbat, we passed by a steakhouse that looked like a cozy place to have a nice dinner. The place was full and we, of course, did not have a reservation. We spent some time photographing the flowers in a small garden near the entrance and then went on our way. The number of food joints in sight was cose to nil except for a Chinese restaurant and so we had a pretty good meal there, probably cheaper than the steakhouse. Those were the times we missed Singapore for its abundant food 24/7, round the clock, Chinese, Indian, Malay, Vietnamese, Thai, Italian and you never go hungry in Singapore. Non-stop cheers for Singapore!