You can never say you have visited Tasmania until you take a cruise along its rugged Tasman Peninsular. This is a must-do and we dedicated today for that purpose. I was deciding between cruising Bruny Island or the Tasman Island. The former would take a day as the journey to Bruny Island is rather far. Not wanting to spend a long time on the road, we left Hobart early in the morning for Port Arthur, where we start our cruise of the Tasman Island.
The 3-hour cruise started at 10am and being a Sunday, there were enough passengers to make up 2 boats. Each boat could sit 20 pax, and travelling at 20 knots, no one would want to stand up.
The ladies sitting pretty in their water resistant jumpsuit.
Our skipper, Tim, explaining some preliminaries. He did an excellent job maneuvering the boat and commentating throughout the ride.
Some fantastic landscapes at the start of the cruise. This one is called Blowhole.
Tasman Arch has a famous lookout, and we are seeing it from below.
A closer look of the arch. We were so close that we could touch it. Just kidding.
Tim took us as close to the sea cliff and into the sea cave for this 'enclosed' experience.
Getting a blessing at Waterfall Bay....
....where fresh and seawater meet.
The highest sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere.
Don't they look like candles on a cake?
Hippolyte Rocks, sticking out from the sea.
The Totem Pole from afar. This sea stack is 65m tall and is popular with rock climbers seeking a challenge to scale it.
Cape Pillar and its gorgeous dolerite spires of orange hue.
The remain of the flying fox and haulage way at Tasman Island. It was the only mean to ferry supplies to the lighthouse keeper back in the past.
Black-faced Cormorants and seagulls taking a breather.
Perching high up the cliff is this eagle, hoping to catch its prey. I was fortunate to lock on the focus, considering the boat was rocking fervently.
Colony of Australian Fur Seals. This particular kid must be curious of my long lens pointing straight at it.
One of my favourite past time, taking short naps.
This is the only dolphin shot that I could capture. The illusive common dolphin did not surface as frequently as we wanted. Unlike on other days they would swim along side the boat, according to Tim. What a disappointment!
Historic Lighthouse sitting atop the majestic coast.
Here's the actual Tasman Arch Lookout that we visited after the cruise.
Devil's Kitchen Lookout offers a breathtaking view of the Tasman coast that we had just cruised on.
Although the guide at the cruise centre said the cruise would take 3 hours, it eventually ended much longer. The sea sick pills that I took prior to leaving the port, kind of lost its effect two third into the journey. I was starting to feel nausea. When no one else on the boat was showing any sign of discomfort, I certainly do not want to prove my bravery by standing up to take more photos. I know I would be feeding the fishes if I had been stupid, and not forgetting the embarrassment. Well, at least I had 2/3 fun from the cruise.
And another travel trip awaiting....
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