Weekend 5 - 6 Nov 2005

Weekend started with a quick little ride to Launie and back !! to look at some new bikes....


The New R1200RT - Very Nice Starting at $30,000 Base Model

The K1200GT Hmmm.



R1150RT - Model before the R1200RT -- Nice

Decisions... Decisions... Wich one to Buy.... Hmmm *One Ponders*
I think Price will come into it... Just a little.

Sunday Ride was to Port Arthur.


Eagle Hawk Neck


Good Value
Day Pass (lasts for 2 days) $24.00
for an extra $6.00
You can get yourself a "Ticket of Leave"
Valid for 2 Years. Entry as many times as you like also includes Cruises and Guided Tours.

The Port Arthur penal settlement began life as a small timber station in 1830. Originally designed as a replacement for the recently closed timber camp at Birches Bay, Port Arthur quickly grew in importance within the penal system of the colonies.
The initial decade of settlement saw a penal station hacked from the bush, and the first manufactories - such as ship building, shoemaking, smithing, timber and brick making - established. The 1840s witnessed a consolidation of the industrial and penal nature of the settlement as the convict population reached over 1100. In 1842 a huge flour mill and granary (later the penitentiary) was begun, as well as the construction of a hospital. 1848 saw the first stone laid for the Separate Prison, the completion of which brought about a shift in punishment philosophy from physical to mental subjugation. Port Arthur also expanded geographically as the convicts pushed further into the encircling hills to extract the valuable timber.) was begun, as well as the construction of a hospital. 1848 saw the first stone laid for the Separate Prison, the completion of which brought about a shift in punishment philosophy from physical to mental subjugation. Port Arthur also expanded geographically as the convicts pushed further into the encircling hills to extract the valuable timber.

Panorama from the hill.


penitentiary


Inside the penitentiary


From the penitentiary looking towards the Isle of the Dead