After a week in Tasmania, along the eastern coast, climbing over mountains in both Freycinet and Cradle Mountain national parks, and exploring Heritage Towns from Launceston to Hobart, yesterday I took the ferry to Bruny Island with its sweeping harbors and blue waters. [Look at my previous map-pin entries, or click on the full-journey map]. Thi...

On the final day we set out for Bruny Island, an island only 40 km from Hobart with a national park on the southern tip. The highlight of Bruny Island is the Peninsula Walk all the way at the bottom on Cape Bruny. Because the girls were too lazy and boring, I set out on the 17-km walk on my own, which was just fine by me. Unlike all those other ...