Morella Island Retreats Bruny Island

... shining and it seemed like we will have good weather for the cruise. Once we arrived, we made sure Mattie was fed and well dressed for the cruise as we were warned it was going to be quite cold. We were then debriefed by the cruise operators after which we were on our way. The boats used we purpose made for this kind of stuff with three engines at the back. There were about 25 people onboard ...

... comme on l'entend au Canada, essentiellement on conduit le long d'une petite route de terre et on prend le premier spot qu'on trouve, même si c'est à 4 pieds d'une autre tente. C'est un espèce de branle-bas-de-combat qui nous a complètement surpris mais on a été chanceux et on a trouvé un endroit très bien, calé entre des dunes de sable et des touffes d'herbes énormes. De l'autre côté des dunes, une jolie plage blanche (avec eau glacée SVP).

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... 4WD abgerissen hatte, wars für Bruno nur noch ein Kinderspiel auf den Hügel rauf zu fahren. Dort dann der Wahnsinns Ausblick (sogar vom Klo), mega friedlich, eine Regenwaldtour, echt obergeniale Bude und eine beheizbare Badewanne mitten im Bush... einfach ein Traum.... Da der Surf aber im Landesinneren fürchterlich schlecht war, mussten wir wieder ans Wasser. Bruny Island Waren surfen, fischen, wandern und Bruno durfte auch mal den Strand entlangfahren. MEGASCHÖN dort! ...

... white wallabies. I think that this is the only place they are found. We are also enjoying the birdlife including beautiful multicoloured Swift parrots; sorry no photos as they are true to their name. The beach is a favourite haunt for the seabirds; oyster-catchers, albatrosses, Arctic terns and the ubiquitous seagulls. I also saw my first Tiger Snake when I nearly stepped on it on a bush walk ...

Port Arthur was the place I was most looking forward to visiting in Tasmania, and I wasn't disappointed. We got to Port Arthur mid-morning and found that the passes were valid for 2 days. We decided to do the most inclusive pass which got us on all the tours as well as a day's worth of food - all for about 50GBP. We also decided to do the nighttime ghost tour. The first tour we went on was to Point ...

... it was amazing!!! Very posh & massive! I couldn't believe my room..........I even had a bath for the 1st time in almost 17mths!! I definitely felt spoiled. We hadn't really planned anything to do that afternoon so we thought we'd get on one of those "hop on, hop off" buses & see a bit of Hobart. What we hadn't realised is that Hobart practically closes on X-mas eve afternoon! Seriously!! No tourist buses running or anything ...

... salad rolls!). This afternoon we left Port Arthur behind (although I'd have liked to spend longer there) and visited the coast line along the peninsula. We did a nice walk from Waterfall Bay to the Tasman Arch which I really enjoyed as the sights were breathtaking and real natural wonder (although I would like to cook in Ethe Devils Kitchen!). We've driven back to Hobart for the night before heading up the East Coast of Tassie tomorrow.

... are fantastic, the only disappointment again was the weather which was drizzle for the whole day we were there. At the moment we are back in Hobart for the last time and going to head to the east coast again and hopefully some sunshine and time on the beach before doing the top north west before getting back on the boat in two weeks time. We are losing our sun tans we got when we were up north last year.

... we drove to the top of Mt Wellington in Hobart. We had a clear day so we had excellent views of the whole city and surrounding harbor. And with that I bid my non-teary adieu to Poncho and the Germans. Overall, I give Tasmania an A. Excellent work Tassie, you get a gold star. The road trip gets a D-. Germany has some making up to do in my book. And Poncho, you get an F- - - (see below). And now the road trip by the numbers: 2144.3: Kilometers driven in seven ...

... and fresh baked muffins which was great because it was a bit nippy here. After that the fun really began. They took us out in a speed boat around the coast, popping in and out of caves and spotting wildlife. They squeezed the boat through the tiniest little gaps they could find, very exciting stuff. Add to this that there were 15 foot swells all around us and you had a pretty wild ride. But apart from the roller coaster aspect the ...