A final bonus blog for the series – Golden Hour in Stewarts Bay, Tasmania. On our first evening in Port Arthur, I went for a walk around Stewart Bay as the sun was starting to set. This is the time photographers call “Golden hour” – and for good reason, as I hope will be obvious! Here are a collection of images from that walk. Nothing of history or note, just some nice landscape photographs.

The Bay

Stewart Bay is to the north of the Port Arthur Historical Site. It had some history of its own in that era, as did much of this peninsula, but there isn’t much left to see of that. Now, it is a collection of private and holiday accommodation scattered around the bay and the two peninsulas that make it.

The bay has a nice little beach, with some sand that is, I’m told, quite good for building sandcastles. At the southern end a small creek runs into the bay, and the path crosses this on a bridge.

The path

The path from here goes around past Frying Pan Point to the Shipwrights entrance of the Port Arthur Historical Site. I did not go further then Frying Pan Point, although if I had realised that Port Arthur was only a few hundred metres further on I might have continued.

It wasn’t a particularly difficult walk, although it was mostly unformed dirt path. A very pleasant walk, with a mix of scenery and views. Golden hour made it a little more magical (for me, at least).

Other images from the walk

Disclaimer

We attended the establishments and locations mentioned in this post as full fee-paying guests. Our hosts were not advised that we are semi-professional photographers or bloggers before or during our visit. It is our understanding that the tours and information we received were as normally provided to any member of the public.

The views expressed in this post are mine and mine alone, and any errors in it are also all mine. Any recommendations made in this post are unpaid and are based entirely on my experiences during my visit. Your experience may differ, and I cannot be responsible for that.