Australian Bush

Gavin's view from his house, he is the mechanical engineer I have been working with the past few years.
Gavin, Claire, Nelly and Tiger
This was my first experience out in the Australian bush, entrance to cave in Florentine Valley.
Winter cave, I think this cave is 220 meters deep, just nearby, Gavin has discovered the now deepest cave in Tasmania, at over 375 meters deep. One pitch is 170 meters, now thats a black hole.



Lots of wilderness in Tasmania, and no people. Something like 40% of Tasmania is protected forest.
Lots of old growth trees, reaching heights of 300 feet

After my first full day out in the Australian bush, it ended with Kangaroo meat cooked on my stove, with a local Cascade Brewery Lager.

Tasman Island

Decided to be a true tourist for the day, and signed up for a cruise viewing the east coastline of Tasman Peninsula. Not the normal activity that interests me, joining a boat of tourists, but it is the only way to see this coastline, and it was highly recommended.
The headwalls were quite impressive up close, rising over 300 meters (1000ft) from the sea.



Look closely at this silhouette outline, there were lots of these guys.

Candlestick Rock, yes its climbable, but too difficult for Tyler.


Souther tip of Tasman IslandTasman Island lighthouse supply pulley. At this point, the sea was too rough to continue our boat trip to Port Arthur, so we had to back track. Difficult to see in the photos, but there were sections of sea that had 20ft swells, I was counting 2-3 seconds of near weightlessness as we went against the swells, sitting in the front of the boat. After the second time the boat came out of the water and landing flat, we had to turn around. Half of the tourists were having a great time, half were scared to death, but nobody got sick, impressive.
My tourist friends in Tasmania

Three finger rock.

This is Port Arthur ruins, once a penitentiary, see link for you people interested in history
http://www.portarthur.org.au

Hobart

Hobart, Australia is Tyler's new home for the next four weeks. He is visiting a company for the machining and first build of the new 'project'. Just 20hrs of flying from London, Tasmania is a little bit off the beaten path.
This is a view from the pier looking back to the city, with Mt Wellington being the highest point in the background. Tyler will soon get to that summit on his recently borrowed bike :)
First weekend at Hobart, discovered the Salamanca Market. A typical market with arts and crafts, organic veggies, music, etc... but was a great cultural experience.

Hey, there is Mt Wellington again, just waiting to be conquered.
Salamanca courtyard in downtown Hobart.

Unfortunately it is late fall right now, but so far the weather has been great, clear and crisp. Only downfall has been that it is dark by 5:30, so not much adventuring after work. Endless outdoor activities in Tasmania, with most of the island being untouched wilderness.

Singapore

Copenhagen