Tasmanian Travel Blog - Day 4 - Part 1 - Tessellated Pavements, The Tasman Arch, Devil's Kitchen, & Port Arthur Lavender
Tasmania Day 4 - Part 1 - Tessellated Pavements, The Tasman Arch, Devil's Kitchen, & Port Arthur Lavender
This day has been one of the most packed days so far. We saw so many great natural landscapes and I took far too many photos. I'm going to be sharing a tiny fraction of those photos here, but given how many there are, I realised it would be best to divide the day in two. This first post will feature all the gorgeous natural scenery, as well as a quick bit about the Port Arthur Lavender Farm. The second post will feature our trip to the Unzoo, where we saw Tasmanian Devils and other native animals.
Tessellated Pavement
We left Hobart early (for us!) and headed out to see the sights. Tasmania has such a natural beauty, one that doesn't really compare with the Sydney that I know.
The Tessellated Pavement is part of Eaglehawk Neck, on Tasmania's South Eastern coast. There are two types of rock formation here, both a loaf formation, where the rocks immersed in water for a longer period of time are abraded by sand in the waves, and a pan formation, where the rock wears away in the middle as salt water evaporates as the tide goes out.
We parked at the nearby carpark, and the views looking down from the top were already promising. The water was a gorgeous light green-y blue, and we could already see the geometric rocks.
Once we descended, it was immediately obvious why the area was called Tessellated Rocks -
In between the loaf formations there were plenty of rock pools, teeming with life. There were plenty of anemones as you will see from my pictures -
The gentle crashing of the waves against the rocks and the natural scenery made this part of the day my favourite.
Tasman Arch & Devil's Kitchen
We left the Tessellated Pavements and headed back to the car. It was a short drive before we arrived at the carpark for the Tasman Arch and Devil's kitchen. The Tasman Arch was almost immediately next to the carpark, and it was an impressive sight.
We then proceeded along the walking path, passing other spectacular sights. There were many places where the ocean had eaten away at the rocks, leaving huge caves and formations such as the Devil's Kitchen.
Port Arthur Lavender Farm
We stopped at the Port Arthur Lavender Farm for lunch, followed by ice cream. @forexbrokr had the lavender flavoured ice cream, and I had a serious case of food envy as I made the wrong choice - chocolate lavender.
Click the below links to see our earlier days:
The drive from Launceston to Hobart
MONA, Salmon Ponds & Russell Falls
Stay tuned for part 2 of day 4, where we visit the Unzoo and see some Tasmanian Devils!
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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Tessellated Pavement, an interesting formation of square rock. @calathea they look like they have been laid by man.
It really is interesting, it seems crazy that it could have formed naturally - like you said, it seems man made.
Loved these rocks in Tasmania as well as the bright red ones in Bay of Fires! I did not manage to see any Tasmanian devils unfortunately :( How lucky you were!
We're actually going to the Bay of Fires today! I'm really looking forward to it. I'll be posting about the Tasmanian Devils we saw in a little while, you should keep an eye out for it!
Love the rock formations at Tessellated Rocks are absolutely beautiful. The anemones are an added bonus. Devil's Kitchen is interesting with the arches and caves cut out by the ocean. I love the field of lavender. Not sure of chocolate lavender ice cream. I am a bit of a purist hen it comes to my ice cream! lol
The rock formations are great, as is all the scenery we've been seeing.
As for the icecream, the chocolate lavender just tasted like chocolate, but the pure lavender that @forexbrokr got was absolutely delicious! If you get the opportunity, you should try it.
The science behind how the tessellated rock pattern was made is cool. Your photos capture it better than the naked eye! Great work.
The lavender ice cream was pretty good, I won’t lie. You’ll get another shot at it, I’m sure. Don’t make the same mistake twice! 😎
Yeah, I was wondering how the rocks were like that, so I looked it up last night.
I'm hoping the other lavender farm on our list does ice cream! I'm going for a double scoop if they do, to make up for last time.