Travel makes my life less ordinary

I fall in love with Twamley Farm when I chanced upon a beautiful sandstone farmhouse on Agoda website. Twamley Farm is a 7,000 acre working farm on the Tea Tree Rivulet just outside Buckland on the East Coast of Tasmania. In the farm, there are 3 types of accommodations: (1) The villa (sandstone farmhouse with a loft bedroom upstair); (2) The garden pod and (3) The wooden shed on a slop behind The Villa.  The farm is really beautiful with rolling hills and lush greeneries. It is definitely the perfect place for a quiet retreat. I was lucky to be able to book The Villa. As we drove to the entrance of the farm, I caught sight of 4 turkeys! I was pretty excited because I've never seen a live turkey before! The Villa, an original sandstone homestead was built in 1842 and sits at the top of the valley. I did some research and found out that it is a former home to famous 19th century Tasmania artist and writer Louisa Anne Meredith. The Turvey family has been at Twamley since 1874. Tradit...

On our second day, we headed to Port Arthur region for a three hour cruise along the extraordinary coastline of Tasman National Park, between Eaglehawk Neck and Port Arthur. Port Arthur is Tasmania's most famous convict settlement that combines an idyllic coastal setting with a brutal history. The cruise was conducted by Pennicoot Wilderness Journey.  As we set off in the morning, it started to rain and from a far, dark clouds began to gather. With a little faith that the cruise will not be cancelled, we headed to the jetty, which is approximately 50 mins drive from Hobart.   The scenery on our way to the jetty was definitely breathtaking. There was already a crowd of people when we arrived at the mini general store near the jetty. The guides told us that there were some swelling at the sea and hence we could expect the cruise to be quite bumpy. To help us alleviate sea sickness, the guides gave us some ginger pills which would supposedly help to us feel less nausea....