I made a short trip to Tasmania, Australia from August 18, 2004 until August 22.  Together with a friend we hired a car and drove from Hobart to Hastings Caves a hundred or so kilometers south of the city.  Then we drove right across the island of Tasmania to Queenstown, and back to Hobart.

It was winter at the time with temperatures around the freezing point.  Being from Ottawa, where temperatures go down below -30C on a regular basis in the winter, I was not bothered by the Tassie cold.  However, getting acclimatized to it worked to my disadvantage when I arrived in the 35C heat with 90% relative humidity in Bangkok.

Below are pictures starting with Hobart, followed by Hastings Caves and area.

Click on any one of the thumbnails for a larger view.

Virgin Airlines Boeing 737-800	Interesting Hobart Architecture Save a palm tree, save roofing material too!	Statue in Hobart Somone climbed 3 meters to "decorate" this statue.
Nanny Goat Lane in Hobart	Victorian Achitecture in Hobart	Pinnacle of Mount Wellington Good acclimitization before going to +35C temperature Bangkok.
Oldest Licenced Pub in Autralia is in Hobart	Hobart Building Near Harbour	Freaky art in Hobart
Freaky art in Hobart Closeup These babies' heads look eerie!	Noriko and Lavander Bush	Big Tree Near Hastings Caves
Ferns Near Hastings Area Thermal Springs	Hastings Caves Stalagtites	Hastings Caves Stalagmites
Tahune Forest Air Walk An elevated walkway through the rain forest canopy.	Injured Fairy Penguin This bird was just too tame to be healthy.	Derwent Bridge Hotel Cheapest places to sleep are the hotel/pub establishments.

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