I remember my first visit in 1996 when it was not as pristine as it is now. I sat on those steps leading down to the water outside the Commandant building. I felt the energy then and I have been several times since then and sit there and still feel it. A very special place.
Interesting interpretation of the site. Amazing that you were able to get so much footage without hordes of tourists in shot. Just a comment about the Soldiers' Memorial Avenue though. It wasn't to commemorate the soldiers who served as guards at the Port Arthur penal settlement, but in memory of the residents of Port Arthur, then known as Carnarvon, who served in the AIF in World War One and were killed in action. You actually show the Roll of Honour with their names on it at the 35:48 mark of your video. In this video of my series about my convict Great-Great-Great-Grandfather I also mention the Memorial Avenue in the out-takes at the end. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fjBIonuWkl0.html
I went to Munich, Germany to visit my bonus daughter. We visited the Dachau concentration camp. Needless to say, it wasn't a pleasant experience. I'm a big believer in energy. I felt weighted down, sad and by the end I had a full on headache. Seeing the pile of shoes was a slap to the face. It was important to go, but I don't think I'd had it in me to visit another place like that.
I've watched a series of your videos and understand why you do what you do but the thing that really grates with me is your assumption that people are stupid. But, yeah, I guess that there is a hierarchy of stupid, so where will we start? Death Camp? Really? Maybe you should have done some actual historical research, or at least, homework beforehand. Port Arthur was a place of secondary punishment, far from a death camp, but neither was it the place where the loaf of bread convicts were sent. Van Diemen's Land was not settled because they were closing Norfolk Island in 1814. VDL was settled in 1803. The Governor did not live at Port Arthur. The place was overseen by a Commandant. The Penitentiary was a flour mill before it was a cell block, not after. You refer to the Separation Room. It is the Separate Prison. Now, maybe I am being a pedant (you're missing an apostrophe in Aussie's for example) but the peak of the hierarchy of stupid is when you complain about the coffee at Port Arthur (not the best, I admit) yet drink Robert Timms instant coffee in your van. THE HORRROR.😅 But, I do like your videos. They are visually brilliant.
The reason the ‘ is missing in One Aussies Adventure is deliberate. Originally I had it but then had some issues with handles and web addresses (or address’) so I chose to keep it simple.
