Across the bridge: Hobart, main city of Tasmania!
One of the most famous things to see in Hobart is the MONA – Museum of Old and New Arts. That’s what this incredible building looks like from outside.
First thing at the beginning of your visit: a bar…
…quickly followed by many different kind of exhibitions.
Some of them try to play with your perceptions, like this blue room…
…or this room where the unspoilt surface of oil creates a perfect mirror.
Some other intend to make you think about the definition of “art” by itself; for example the tattoos on this man’s body belong to someone else and he’s part of the museum…
Much more traditionnal, the huge Salamance market every saturday in Hobart!
The market takes place very close to the harbour of Hobart.
One of the ancient industrial buildings around Hobart’s harbour.
The historical heart of Hobart is in Battery Hill…
…it’s really pleasant to walk around these quiet streets with many cute houses!
The view from Mount Wellington, the mountain overlooking Hobart is extraordinary.
On a clear day, the sight is absolutely stunning!
The coastal road between Kingston and Cygnet is really scenic, with beautiful beaches and mountains in the background…
…as well as some impressive lookouts!
This is it, the End of the Road, the southernmost point where you can drive in Australia!
To go further, you’ll have to walk…
…until you reach the lookout over the South-East Cape. Further South, there’s nothing until the Antarrtica!
The view from there is really beautiful…
I didn’t expect to find paradisiac beaches so far South…
Nice and clear water isn’t it? And it wn’t even cold!
With no light pollution at all, the night sky was one of the best I’ve ever seen… What a sight!
Different scenery: welcome to Cradle Mountain, the iconic summit of Tasmania!
The hike to the summit of Cradle Mountain starts through empty plains…
…then follow the shore of the beautiful Crater Lake…
…until you reach Marion’s lookout, with an awesome view over Crater Lake on one side…
…and Cradle Mountain with Dove Lake at its feet on the other!
Another view of Dove Lake from Marion’s lookout.
The last part of the hike is actually more rock climbing… and yes, this almost vertical section is part of the track!
The view from the summit is one of the best you can get in Tasmania…
…in every directions…
…at 360°!
In some distance, you can see the impressive peak of Barn Bluff.
The weather can change very quickly at Cradle Mountain…
…where’s the mountain gone??
Dove Lake with Cradle Mountain in the background.
Back to the coast: on the North West of Tasmania, this place is called the Edge of the World. On a windy day you can understand why…
Another nice place to go close to Arthur River is Bluff Point…
…the waves there are particularly impressive!
Behind the wheat, this is the famous Stanley “Nut”, a 150m high rock.
The Stanley Nut has a volcanic origin…
…you can climb to the top and get rewarded with lovely views over the coast.
Close to Stanley, Rocky Cape is the smallest National Park of Tasmania.
It’s still worth a short visit, just to see two caves with very high significance for Aboriginal people since thousands of years.
This picture would have been much nicer in October: that’s when the tulip fields of Table Cape next to Wynyard are blooming! Still really beautiful though during the rest of the year.
I camped directly in front of this perfect beach, located in Boat Harbour. My favourite free campsite of Tassie!
I was lucky enough to get there the night of the “super blue blood moon” at the end of January 2018… This is the moon rising at sunset…
…a few hours later…
…and setting down in the morning, with the sun rising behing me.
Another beautiful attraction in the North of Tasmania is Leven Canyon.
The view from Cruickshanks lookout is stunning!
A nice waterfall close to Leven Canyon.
What would be a trip to Tasmania without meeting its most iconic resident, the Tasmanian Devil?
They look cute but when you see their teeth or the way they can fight at each other you quickly understand where their name comes from.
Unfortunately they are endangered because of a very strong facial tumour that reduced their population by 70% in the past years…
One last sunset close to Penguin on the North coast of Tasmania…
…and it’s already time to sail back to Melbourne!
