Smallest Air BnB in Tassie

Emerging from Richmond Gaol…
Geoff: Well—I'm a free man again!
Hector: Not so fast, mate. Nobody leaves Richmond Gaol without serving time at the gift shop.
Geoff: Ha! Thought I’d done my time in there. You mean I’ve got to pay for my freedom?
Hector: That’s the system, friend. Ticket in, trinket out. It’s a strict parole policy here.
Geoff: Got any caps? In green?
Hector: Green? You’re in luck. Tasmanian gumleaf.
Geoff: Hm. Nice fit. But I’d feel like I was marked. Or out on parole.
Hector: Wear it with pride. Everyone leaves here with something—souvenir, trauma, or both.
Geoff: Speaking of trauma, that solitary confinement cell… that’s grim.
Hector: Smallest Airbnb in Tasmania. No windows, no Wi-Fi.

Small Air BnB

Geoff: I stood in there for thirty seconds and felt my sanity slipping.
Hector: Some say they can hear ghosts.
Geoff: And the flogging room—those iron hooks on the beam… Gives you chills.
Hector: Ah, the “exercise room.” 
Geoff: How do you put up with it?
Hector: I’m two years into my sentence here. First six months I jumped every time a door slammed.
Geoff: Two years, eh? What did you do to get posted here?
Hector: Poor career planning. Didn’t read the fine print on “Heritage Interpretation Officer.”
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Voice-over
Geoff got off lightly with a green prison cap, remarking he was lucky he wasn’t an inmate back in the 1830s. 

Lichens on Tasmanian rocks

Arriving at The Bay of Fires…
Veronica: It was named by Tobias Furneaux. He saw the fires of Aboriginal people burning on the beaches. But I think these red rocks could also be a reason. They look like they're on fire.
Rebecca: The red color comes from lichen. Do you know much about lichen?
Veronica: Do you know much about lichen?
Rebecca: They can survive in challenging environments, like rocks or even colorsteel roofs.
Veronica: Ah, the lichen that grows on your roof you’re talking about?
Rebecca: Yep. Grows slowly, so the lichen here is probably pretty ancient.
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Voice-over
Lichens are a partnership, a symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae or cyanobacteria. The fungi provide structure and protection, while the algae or cyanobacteria produce food through photosynthesis. Thriving in a clean air environment, they are a useful bioindicator.