Today we just arrived in Tasmania.We are going out to rent our car.Now we are in the car.We are going to a museum.The museum is called MONA, the Museum of Old
and New Art.We saw a real tomb.We also saw water in the form of words.We saw many more things, but no time to tell
you all of them.That day we had a nice
dinner.I got two new games on the iPad
and had a hard time falling asleep.
Day 2 Salamanca Markets and Port Arthur
Salamanca Market
TJ at Port Arthur
Today we are going to Salamanca Markets.Salamanca Markets are a place where you can
buy a lot of things like food and clothes for a good price, for example, like
Paddy’s.We also went to Port Arthur
where we went on a short boat ride.We
saw the ruins and found out that children as young as 9 years were sent to Port
Arthur.The normal age was 14-17 years
old that you would be sent there.We had
a fun time and slept well.
Port Arthur
In the ruins at Port Arthur
Day 3 Cruising on the Tasman Peninsula and Swansea
Cruising the Tasman Peninsula
Totem Pole in Tasman Peninsula
Today we went on a cruise on the Tasman Peninsula and we saw
Devil’s Kitchen, The Blowhole and the Tasman Arch.When we came back, I had a delicious and flaky
meat pie.On the way to Swansea, we came
across a beautiful beach with stripes of water and sand.An hour or two later, we discovered a berry
farm called Kate’s Berry Farm and had some delicious berry pies and a chocolate
fish for me.A while earlier, we found a
beach called the 7 mile (8.6 kilometres) beach.I had fun making a fortress on the sand.We had a fun time and enjoyed our journey so far.
Day 4 Freycinet Peninsula
Wine Glass Bay
Today we are going to Freycinet Peninsula.Now we are hiking to the lookout over
Wineglass Bay.A little while into the
hike we come across a waterfall.We had
a little bit of a hard time getting up to the lookout.When we did get to the top, it was worth the
walk.We saw the glasslike water and
pearly and soft looking sand.We saw a
crack in the rock and I had a look at the inside and in the crevice there was a
drop then the rock came up again later on.We went back to our car.The walk
back was fun and easy.We also went to a
lighthouse.We had lots of fun and did a
few videos.
View from Lighthouse of Freycinet Peninsula
Tim, TJ & Vickie at Wine Glass Bay
Day 5 TasMAZia and Sheffield and Railton
Today, my Dad has a surprise for me.I wonder what it is.We are here and the place is called
Tasmazia.Tasmazia is a mze area.They have eight different mazes.They are:Hampton Court Maze, Irish Maze, Great Maze, Confusion Maze, Balance
Maze, Cage Maze and Yellow Brick Road Maze.There were also things to find like Hobbit’s Hole, Fork In the Road
(literally), Treasure Chest, and signs with sayings.Next, we are heading through a town called Sheffield.This town has many murals.Murals are pictures on buildings, but they
are not graffiti.They are like
paintings on walls like this one.Now we
are in a town called Railton.Railton
has topiary.Topiary is a plant in the
shape of an object; for example, a train.
Day 6 Button's Cottage and Cradle Mountain
Beautiful Farms, Rolling Hills and Valleys in Tasmania
Today we are at a place called Button’s Cottage.We saw the eclipse (you couldn’t see it much)
and we are heading towards the owner Alison’s house to feed some lambs special
warm milk.We are here and we are
feeding them from bottles.It is fun
feeding them, but they get a bit pushy because they want the milk.We are walking a bit further to see a
platypus.In the end, we did not see a
platypus.
Today we are also going to
Cradle Mountain.They have many hikes
there and it is a national park.You can
see a wombat, Tasmanian devil, and other things.There is a walk called Dove Lake Circuit and
it is 6.2 kilometres (about 4 miles).About half the way, I played a game to try not to touch the ground and I
did it.We also did a shorter walk
called The Enchanted Walk.
Day 7 Our Last Day in Tasmania: Mount Wellington and Tahune Forest over the Huon River
Today is our last day in Tasmania.We had lots of fun and we still have some
more to do.We are in Mount
Wellington.It is very cold and windy.We are going into a building to look at some
things about the place.Then we saw two
lookouts and are talking about the view.
Now we are at Tahune Forest and over the Huon River.We are having a fun time and we had a great
lunch.Now it is time to go to the
airport.Do not forget to watch my
video’s for more information.Bye!
Hi Everyone! Sorry that I haven't had time to blog. I have been busy at school. In my time at school, I wrote a kindergarten book and made a television commercial. Look at my Homework Helper Advertisement and let me know what you think.
First on Friday, me and my Dad went to the Easter Show.
There were rides, games, and a bunch of other
fun things.The Easter Show is like a
festival or a carnival or a huge state fair.There was a ride called the Viper and it was fun.It was a medium sized roller coaster.The Easter Show was held at the Olympic
Park.In Australia, gift or goodie bags
are called “Show Bags.”There are a lot
of Show Bags for people to buy.We
bought Mom the Oreo and Bertie Beetle Blue Show Bags.I got an awesome Harry Potter Show Bag and
there was a quill (which is a pen) in the old days they were quills, a
notebook, some parchment (which are pieces of paper), there were five pencils
and an eraser, to hold them all was a leather binder.I have a wand flashlight, some badges, a hippogriff, and a
Voldemort head that is worth $80 and we got it for $10.At the Easter Show, there was a lumberjack
competition where people would start off standing on a log with axes and cut
the log beneath their feet.And then,
they would go over to the next one and the log was on a platform then the
people would chop away at the next log and if the ax had a problem, the people
had an extra ax.The first person to
finish chopping both logs wins the competition.
The Gold Coast of Australia
We drove to the Gold Coast which is north of Sydney and
south of Brisbane.Our first stop was
Coffs Harbour where we saw and hiked on Mutton Bird Island.Me and my Dad walked all the way on the path
while my Mom only climbed to the top and a little bit more.When we got to the furthest point, we read a
bit about how the whales travel through and go past that point at Mutton Bird
Island for their journey south to Antarctica.After that we went to go get ice cream.
Byron Bay and the Byron Bay Lighthouse
Our next stop was Byron Bay.We hiked to the Byron Bay Lighthouse and walked to the inland
easternmost point of Australia.While we
were in Byron Bay we saw a man stuck half-way down a cliff.He had climbed over the guard fence and sat
down to enjoy the view then he tumbled down.If he had gone off one more ledge, he would have tumbled into the ocean
and gotten severely injured or drowned.He dropped about 200 metres.They
sent a watch helicopter and some rescuers attached to cables rappelled down and
took him up with a stretcher.Dad
checked the internet and found that the man only had a sprained ankle and abrasions
(scratches).The man was lucky that he
didn’t tumble any farther or die.
Currumbin Wildlife Sancturary
The same day, we went to the Currumbin Koala Sanctuary.We got our picture taken with me holding a crocodile.I also got my picture taken with
a kangaroo, koala, and possum. At the Koala Sanctuary we
did the Green Challenge. The Green
Challenge is a series of obstacles where you try and go through.First you have to climb into the tree tops with
a harness on, two carabineers and a pully.When you climb, you have to always have your carabineers attached so you
can’t fall unless you were going on the pole to slide down.The challenges included: Flying Fox (zipline), wire walking, hanging
swings, hand to hand, bird cage, tunnel crawl etc.It started raining when we were doing the
obstacle courses and it was slippery especially the wires.Dad and I finished the course wet.Mom quit halfway because she was so slow and
scared of heights.It was a lot of work
but it was fun and worth it.Next time,
I want to try the Black Course which is the hardest course of all.
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