Tasmania Day 2 - MONA, Salmon Ponds & Russell Falls

Day 2 of our Tasmania trip had us visiting the iconic MONA (Museum of Old and New Art), Salmon Ponds and Russell Falls. The highlight of the day was seeing the platypus!

MONA

We drove into Hobart city, parked the car, and headed down to Brooke St Pier. We caught the MR-1 across the River Derwent and enjoyed the view.

We were told that the ferry couldn't be missed, and that was definitely the case. We had such a great view down the banks of the river.

The Gallery

After climbing the 99 steps from the ferry wharf, we took a brief opportunity to take some photos of the sights from the top of MONA.

There was a lot of interesting stuff on at MONA. We started from the bottom floor and made our way up, then went back down again as we had missed a whole chunk due to the confusing architecture!

Here are a few works that caught my eye -

The Return Journey

We caught the ferry back in the afternoon, and further enjoyed the banks of the River Derwent.

Salmon Ponds

The Salmon Ponds, west of Hobart, is the oldest trout hatchery in the Southern Hemisphere. There are 6 ponds at the venue, each with a different kind of fish. Some of the trees lining the ponds are more than 100 years old.

For $2, you could purchase fish food, which were little brown pellets you could throw into the water. @forexbrokr and I had a difficult time trying to capture photos of the fish, as you will see below -

Rainbow Trout (the easiest to photograph!)

Albino Rainbow Trout

There was also an assortment of birds -

And finally - we saw a platypus!

Russell Falls

Our final destination was Russell Falls, in the Mount Field National Park. Russell Falls is a leisurely 15 minute stroll from the visitor centre, and the scenery along the way was so green -