Our first stop was the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre, infamous for the mine collapse killing one miner and holding 2 others prisoner for 14 days.
This was a very interesting place and I thought it would be all about the mine collapse but it did provide much other important information regarding the mine itself and history of the area.
We were also some of the first guests to see the newly finished area providing access to the top of the mine shaft and surrounding area. As this was the first day this area was opened, there was also an outside broadcast by LAFM the local station and one of the presenters was even broadcasting from the top of the mine tower!
After a a little souvenir shopping and then a barbecue lunch in the park we took the short drive to Seahorse World in Beauty Point. This is a working farm and is the first Seahorse farm in the world. Our tour was 45 minutes and very informative, but we also saw much more than seahorses, there were tanks containing local fish including sharks and cuttle fish.
Katie and I also had the opportunity to hold a sea horse, not expected at all. The guide assured us the sea horses were not in danger or stressed by this. To hold they were actually quite hard, bony, and stiff.
On the same jetty as the Seahorse world was the Platypus and Echidna viewing, such a strange place to breed platypus and echidnas on a jetty, in sheds. It was a true highlight to do this tour, also 45 minutes and very informative. The platypus were cute, however no matter how spiky the little Echidnas were, they won the cute factor!
Tomorrow, Hobart town!
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