We pulled into Triabunna (the gateway to Maria Island) early and jagged a spot in the heart of town at a low cost ($10/night) self-contained RV park. We parked up on the corner across from the Spring Bay Hotel and directly across from the Spring Bay Harbour.
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Passed this old relic on the way into town - of course, as I do, I had to get the shot
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We had booked the ferry ride across to Maria Island a couple of days earlier.
Maria Island is gazetted as a National Park and Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Services manage everything to do with the island including the ferry bookings.
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Our ferry from Triabunna to Maria Island
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Getting around on the island is only possible on foot or by hired bikes. With the exception of a few PWS vehicles, there are no vehicles on the island. When visiting, you can do several tracks to a few different natural attractions. With plenty of wildlife around, got to explore all the colonial buildings, ruins and structures in and around the harbour and settlement of Darlington.
This post is a pictorial essay of an island off an island off an island.
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The Cement Works Commissariat Store - these days it's the information centre
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We encountered this little fella and mum as we walked off the jetty
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Cement Works silos
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This is a site they call Painted Cliffs. Best viewed from around the point at low tide. We'd missed the low tide by several hours so couldn't access the view.
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Convict Barn
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Oast House
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Tall timbers
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Darlington buildings
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Darlington Pub
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