Monday, October 8, 2012

Tasmania: this heart-shaped island a little wild

When I leave I will come back again. Want to see the kangaroo in the side of the tent, along the coast to catch fresh oysters, go to the lavender garden.

The The "fountain"

This heart-shaped island -- Tasmania, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful islands in the world, the sum of its area is equivalent to Hainan Island and Taiwan, to explore the best way is to drive it. However, although small, just a week's time can turn a circle, but to chew it abundant charm, a week is definitely not enough, he will fall in love with it, come back again and again. Moreover, because the terrain is hilly, the island so, looks very close distance, but will consume some time.

Dai is our guide and driver, a native soil at Tasmania she, youth is a physical education teacher, every week in more than a dozen small town school in teaching, now more than 60 years old, and every day we drove her to be in fine fig, good energy due to the exiled ancestors. Originally, this beautiful island, that is only the criminals will be sent on the island, from the east side of the port Arthur (Port Arthur), Ji Wen (Richmond), and the west coast of the island of Sarah (Sarah Island), is a notorious criminals in exile. These young exiled prisoners on the island roads, until 1856 the island only because of the discovery in 1642 of the island of Holland navigator Tasman (Abel Tasman) and was named as Tasmania island. Now Arthur prison site has become a hot topic of tourism in Tasmania. In fact, they committed a crime? In Launceston near the town of Campbell (Campbell Town) on the ground to find the answers. The exiled descendants donated $25 to make the pieces on the floor tiles, as a kind of ancestors "special" memory, above the convict ancestor's name, age, nationality, spouse, why was sentenced to many years, many are because of theft, such as stealing horses were sentenced to life in prison, was sentenced to 14 years, are about 20 years old.

In the Cradle Mountain color walking route: Devin Potter - the Cradle Mountain

Flying over from the Australian mainland aircraft, stopped at the Devenport Devonport airport, third of the city of Tasmania. In the airport, the big sign to remind people of the fruits and vegetables to leave, can not be brought into the island, because they may have damage to the island of agricultural insects, in order to ensure that this point, even the dogs in the side look at fiercely as a tiger does, check out will be fined on the spot.

A road to the Cradle Mountain (Cradle Mountain). Cradle Mountain is Tasmania's largest national park, located in the central west of the island in 1827, by the Explorer Joseph Fossey discovered and named, and Sichuan Jiuzhaigou also formed a sister attraction.

Enter the Cradle Mountain wild animal protection area, we found a small kangaroo wallaby squatted on the roadside. It sounds interesting, Tasmania wild animal is a "bag", including kangaroos, wombats, famous Tasmania devils, even seemingly endangered Tasmania tiger also has a "bag", it is lovely.

The level of scattered cradle mountain peaks is one of the most familiar scene Tasmania wilderness, it is also a line of 65 km onshore (Overland Track) starting point, this trail is one of Tasmania's most famous hiking route, on the highest peak on the island -- 1617 meters above sea level the OSA (Mt. Ossa) peak towering ancient through the trees, can choose to just 10 minutes of easy travel, or the top 8 hour walk back and forth, and even for a week, have special travel arrangements.

From the quiet lake Dove (Dove Lake), along the stone path to the local mountain, along the way of the rainforest and highveld multicolored stretch, flowers with narrow mountain road, flowers in full bloom, the color. Dove lake, there is a small wooden house, pine shadows, calm lake surface, Cradle Mountain as the background, this picture is the Cradle Mountain and is one of the symbols of Tasmania.

Cradle Mountain there are many luxurious and comfortable enjoyment. Cradle Mountain Villa (Cradle Mountain Chateau) out of the window at the lush vast jungle, one not careful you will see a few little kangaroos. Villa have some interesting exhibition, such as the photographer photography works about Tasmania, through their lens, showing the unique beauty of Tasmania. But about the extinction of the tiger of Tasmania exhibition is worth a visit, there are spell tiger precious blanket.

No comments:

Post a Comment