A Sampler Tour of Tasmania. Day 13

I awoke to find a very dull and dreay day, it wasn't actually raining but it looked like it would. So I stayed warm in bed for a bit longer than normal before having some Brekky and going for a drive out to Fortesque Bay. The road through the forest wasn't too bad and the camping ground at the end of the road looked quite nice although the bay itself looked grey and uninviting due to the clouds. 

Then it was back to Port Arthur where I arrived after the first rush of visitors and was able to wander in without waiting. I had a ticket for the 11 am Harbour cruise so I went for a short walk around before heading down to the boat and having a cappuccino while waiting for it to set off. 

In the Harbour was a large Dutch registered cruise ship and they were transferring passengers on their own tenders/life boats to have a look around Port Arthur, this meant there were a whole heap of customs people there to make sure they didn't bring anything unusual to shore. 

The cruise around the Harbour was only about 30 mins but was very pleasant and informative. After this I wandered around the rest of Port Arthur for a few hours looking at all the ruins and some remaining buildings. 

During all this time there was the faintest drizzle and I was glad I had brought my old water proof rain jacket as it kept me nice and dry.  

After more than three hours of walking around I headed off for a drive around the rest of the peninsula. Stopping for fish and chips in Nubeena and then heading to White Beach before heading north to Saltwater River and onto the abandoned coal mine at Plunkett Point. I finally had a look at a very nice camp site at Lime Bay before heading back to camp. Not long after getting back to the tent the rain started to come down harder and persisted like this for few hours. So I cooked dinner and got prepared for an early night in bed but the rain had stopped and I'm hoping it holds off until after I get packed up in the morning.