Day: October 31, 2026

North, south and in between

We began the day with Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary where I saw some wombats, kangaroos, lizards, birds – and moving straw in the mouth of a burrow where a Tasmanian Devil was hiding (they are nocturnal).

This wombat climbed onto the keeper’s knee
A Cape Barron Goose pecked my jacket
Kookaburra

Next, in the centre of Hobart was the huge Salamanca Market.

The street is closed to traffic and stalls line both sides.
A woman was walking her Maine Coon cat.

I had time to visit the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and the Maritime Museum before joining the group at Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum.

Clash of cultures
Hobart’s whaling days
Medicines for the scientific Antarctic expedition

Thirsty work, so a quick visit to the Lark Distillery nearby added a finishing touch to the day.

Our bus (on the right) beyond an earlier mode of transport: