We stayed in Port Arthur for a couple of nights, either side of WeStace’s wedding. On our first night, we jumped on board the ghost tour of the ruins site. Though some of the information passed on was interesting, the tour itself was a terrible waste of $20 (each!); mainly because our guide was just so uninspiring. We suspect he must have been new at the job as all of his information was practically read from a script – including his poorly timed jokes. I’ve never fallen asleep standing up before, but during the tour, I managed to do so – twice!
On the morning after the wedding, we took a wander through the woods around the lake, and found ourselves emerging in the historic site. We were a little paranoid about being “busted” for entering without paying but it was early enough that there wasn’t too much security around.
We also walked past the remains of the Broad Arrow Cafe where the Port Arthur massacre occurred in 1996. It has now been gutted and turned into a memorial site. In the early morning light, and with no-one else around, it was indeed very somber.
I hope you settle in ok, and get used to the bugs again.
Happy driving!
Nath – good luck dude, can’t wait to see some photos of your new...
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