Neither of us slept very well – this is going to be a long day… ????

Get up with showers and coffee before heading out

We bought a return with the Sky Bus we took yesterday so just have to get back to the stop we hopped off at

First, we grab a quick bite of brunch at Mr Burger – two of their original burgers and they didn’t disappoint ????

The bus is only 10 minutes late – poor driver had every elderly traveller possible and was kind enough to get up and help them with each of their bags

Ride to the airport isn’t very long and we call a number for someone to pick us up and take us to their rental HQ

Takes a little to complete all the forms needed but we get our wheels for the next two weeks!

Dave’s straight in the driver’s seat and gets us on the way East to our first stint of sightseeing out of Hobart

Eaglehawk Neck is the first stop that gives a great view of Pirates Bay where there’s numerous geographic landmarks to look closer at

Daisy takes the wheel and we’re off to Tessellated Pavement

This is an inter-tidal rock platform which is caused by saltwater, at high tide, seeping into the rocks at the surface and into their joints leading to erosion and the process is said to have started over 290 million years ago here

Back in the car a little to The Blowhole

We’ve witnessed this on the Aussie mainland before, around Kiama, and this is similar but was caused by a sea cave collapsing

The area has a lookout to Fossil Bay as well as a jetty – going to the latter, we get a big shock of someone’s fishing prize they’ve brought in…

This is a Mako Shark and you are allowed to fish for these, in small quantities and in specific areas of the coast – it also attracted the interest of several large Stingrays too!

To the car to a joint stop: Tasmans Arch and Devils Kitchen

Arriving here, we also make sure to purchase the Tasmanian National Parks Pass (about $90 for us both for the length of time we have here)

Walking up to the monumentous Tasman Arch, we notice Swifts everywhere – beautiful but a good reminder their nomming on mozzies so we need to grab some good protection when we can

We walk down the road and find Devils Kitchen – there’s not the greatest view here as it’s very low down

It’s basically two caves formed over millions of years below sea level and the waves cause sloshing and chaos; the sign of information is very useful to understand how it came about

From another lookout, Cliffs Point, on our way back to the carpark, you get a view seeing all the small islands down the coast as well as the island a little way out which is called the Hippolyte and Cheverton Rocks

To our next hotel for the night – this is on the way to Port Arthur and has a quaint English-style country pub vibe, called Fox & Hounds Historic Hotel

Only a short distance away, however, Dave has anothet miraculous spot of a key Australian animal!

We leave this little guy after grabbing a few snaps and back on the road

Seems both Mondays and Tuesdays are like English Sundays so not a lot is open – thankfully, we can book at our stay for the night to have dinner, though a little bit expensive

As soon as we get into our room, Dave spots a little Bandicoot right out our window! Poor thing is meant to be nocturnal but he seems happy enough

After dropping all of our bits, we get in the car to pop down the road for some supplies

Again! We both spot another Echidna! Tasmania is proving to meet expectations of being fully of wildlife everywhere!

Not much further, we find the two general stores where we purchase some hardy bug spray

Port Arthur is only down the road so we go to investigate – unfortunately, it closes not long after we’re there so we decide to just head back and call it a day for our sightseeing

Time for some grub – hotel is a bit expensive but it’ll do

Little small too but did us well

We take a stroll round the back of the main building where you can get close to Stingaree Bay; with the luck we’ve had so far, we had our fingers crossed for more animals but no luck tonight

An early night for us and fingers crossed we feel better tomorrow!