12/26/11

Happy Boxing Day. Mix of weather again today. Wind, rain, cool, and then sunny and warm. Enjoyed a day at Port Arthur for a tour of the old prison site and Isle of the Dead. Very interesting history of the penal colony and the efforts of several countries to relocate convicts to Australia and, in this case, Tasmania or Van Deaman's Land as it was called then. Walked the harbor and had dinner in an ever-growing festive atmosphere. Boxing Day and the excitement of the yacht races and food festival all contribute to the party-like feeling. Heading to Adelaide tomorrow.