.The "Lady Nelson 'in the still sunny waters of Hobart.
Then largest ocean liner in the harbour we have ever seen.
As big as a whole shopping centre.
Consequently the city was tripled in size by the crowds.
On the car ferry across the water to Bruny. The weather was so lovely.
The best summer in ten years according to the locals
This is the view of the water from the house we stayed at.
Then largest ocean liner in the harbour we have ever seen.
As big as a whole shopping centre.
Consequently the city was tripled in size by the crowds.
On the car ferry across the water to Bruny. The weather was so lovely.The best summer in ten years according to the locals
This is the view of the water from the house we stayed at.On the north end of Bruny.So still and blue.
This was a board walk to the beach to see the penguins. At dusk the fairy penguins come ashore to find their babies huddled away in there burrows.The boardwalk is there to protect the sand dunes.We did go back in the dark with torches to see them. There was a very full moon and so the penguins were easy to see. No crowds only us . The other special thing was as we left to head back to the house in the car in the west in the dark but with the moonlight and a slight drizzle there was a RAINBOW. In the dark maybe it should have been called a moonbow!
We also found oysters growing in the tidal bays of Bruny near the house. Joe from "Get Shucked" has his oysters growing in the waters of Great Bay.
The baskets were hanging in the clear waters. The oyster farmer had the inspector
coming so had to have all the mussels cleared from the oyster racks.Well lucky us we hopped in to help
In the low tide we found about five kilos of mussels very quickly and also pippies floating to the surface just ready for us to scoop up into our bucket and the off to our dinner pots.
This was a board walk to the beach to see the penguins. At dusk the fairy penguins come ashore to find their babies huddled away in there burrows.The boardwalk is there to protect the sand dunes.We did go back in the dark with torches to see them. There was a very full moon and so the penguins were easy to see. No crowds only us . The other special thing was as we left to head back to the house in the car in the west in the dark but with the moonlight and a slight drizzle there was a RAINBOW. In the dark maybe it should have been called a moonbow!
We also found oysters growing in the tidal bays of Bruny near the house. Joe from "Get Shucked" has his oysters growing in the waters of Great Bay.
The baskets were hanging in the clear waters. The oyster farmer had the inspector
coming so had to have all the mussels cleared from the oyster racks.Well lucky us we hopped in to help
In the low tide we found about five kilos of mussels very quickly and also pippies floating to the surface just ready for us to scoop up into our bucket and the off to our dinner pots.
It did have a bit of a boys weekend at this point!
This is the lighthouse at the Southern end of island.The weather has turned to more like normal about fifteen degrees and a freezing wind and all the coats on a bit like an add for a raincoat company.
We did think though that it was the best way to see a lighthouse so far south and on the edge of the southern ocean
We then walked and walked and walked and walked about fifteen kilometres. up a hill climb to the ragged bluff, along the sunny clean waves of the south side of the island. Coming eventually to the penguin viewing ramp and the five k's more to get back the the car. Phew a bit hard on the sore heel and challenging on the stamina..
The when our time was over back on the ferry in the sun again .Tasmania was a great place to visit in the days of global warming....
This is the lighthouse at the Southern end of island.The weather has turned to more like normal about fifteen degrees and a freezing wind and all the coats on a bit like an add for a raincoat company.
We did think though that it was the best way to see a lighthouse so far south and on the edge of the southern ocean
We then walked and walked and walked and walked about fifteen kilometres. up a hill climb to the ragged bluff, along the sunny clean waves of the south side of the island. Coming eventually to the penguin viewing ramp and the five k's more to get back the the car. Phew a bit hard on the sore heel and challenging on the stamina..
The when our time was over back on the ferry in the sun again .Tasmania was a great place to visit in the days of global warming....
