Tasmanian Travel Blog - Day 2 - MONA, Salmon Ponds & Russell Falls
Tasmania Day 2 - MONA, Salmon Ponds & Russell Falls
Day 2 of our Tasmania trip had us visiting the iconic MONA (Museum of Old and New Art), Salmon Ponds and Russell Falls. The highlight of the day was seeing the platypus!
MONA
We drove into Hobart city, parked the car, and headed down to Brooke St Pier. We caught the MR-1 across the River Derwent and enjoyed the view.
We were told that the ferry couldn't be missed, and that was definitely the case. We had such a great view down the banks of the river.
The Gallery
After climbing the 99 steps from the ferry wharf, we took a brief opportunity to take some photos of the sights from the top of MONA.
There was a lot of interesting stuff on at MONA. We started from the bottom floor and made our way up, then went back down again as we had missed a whole chunk due to the confusing architecture!
Here are a few works that caught my eye -
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The Return Journey
We caught the ferry back in the afternoon, and further enjoyed the banks of the River Derwent.
Salmon Ponds
The Salmon Ponds, west of Hobart, is the oldest trout hatchery in the Southern Hemisphere. There are 6 ponds at the venue, each with a different kind of fish. Some of the trees lining the ponds are more than 100 years old.
For $2, you could purchase fish food, which were little brown pellets you could throw into the water. @forexbrokr and I had a difficult time trying to capture photos of the fish, as you will see below -
Rainbow Trout (the easiest to photograph!)
Albino Rainbow Trout
There was also an assortment of birds -
And finally - we saw a platypus!
Russell Falls
Our final destination was Russell Falls, in the Mount Field National Park. Russell Falls is a leisurely 15 minute stroll from the visitor centre, and the scenery along the way was so green -
After what seemed like 5 minutes, we were already there! Russell Falls! Arguably Tasmania's best waterfall!
(A joke I made at the time that @forexbrokr did not fully appreciate)
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Driving Back
The drive back was peaceful, with more of this gorgeous Tasmanian scenery and wildlife -
Click the link to see our first day - The drive from Launceston to Hobart
Later today I'll post about our day today in Bruny Island; the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. Crystal blue water and amazing landscapes.
I'd love to read your comments, hear your thoughts or see your own photos, so please leave a comment below.
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I always expect Platypuses to be much bigger than they actually are. The way that one didn’t seem to be scared of anything while we stood by the bank and fed the fish was really cool 😎 .
MONA was pretty... interesting? It didn’t work for stills on a blog I know, but that strobe light room full of code on the screens was actually awesome. Like you said, worth the trip for the ferry alone.
Overall, Hobart is a cool city. Would recommend :)
Yeah, in my head platypuses should be at least 80cm or so but then they're just these tiny little things.
Hobart has been really great, and I'm excited about tomorrow's adventure!
Epic post. Details in both image and word.
Very generous of you.
Thanks so much for checking it out and for the upvote! There was just so much to share for this day.
I lived in Hobart for 4 years whilst at University. It is a cool city (but cold in winter). There is a large ship lying at the bottom of the Derwent River just metres from the bridge! Is the Vagina room still a feature at MONA? It was a jaw-dropper when I was last there.
Great Post!
It has had its colder moments while we've been here. The MONA ferry captain did mention the boat at the bottom of the river, apparently it took out a few of the pylons in the bridge when it went down.
And yes, the Vagina room is still a feature!
A massive update, nice. The scenery is beautiful there, i love the old forests and waterfalls.
And I only posted a tiny fraction of the photos we took! The waterfalls were great, so calming to listen to. Thanks for the upvote and support :)
I'm so glad tou enjoyed your time in my home city. I live on the other side of the river from the factory you photographed from the ferry (the zink works)
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Here is an early morning long exposure I resently took of it. Sadly as great as the ferry is for visiters the speed it goes at (to get in the most amount of trips they can) is causing waves that are eroding the water front and destroying it.
Mount field is also one of my favourite places, specially for family days. One of the only two wild platypus I've ever seen in Tasmania was at mount field.
Look forward to reading the rest of your trip shortly