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Bruny Island

Leaving the pretty harbour of Kettering
Leaving the pretty harbour of Kettering
Ferry crossing - 20 minutes to Bruny Island
Ferry crossing - 20 minutes to Bruny Island
Heading to Bruny
Heading to Bruny
That's the big ferry
That's the big ferry
Adventure Bay
Adventure Bay
Our home for 3 days - it's a tough life
Our home for 3 days - it's a tough life
Captain James Cook visited here...
Captain James Cook visited here...
...this monument is where he landed
...this monument is where he landed
He wasn't the only explorer - Abel Tasman, Furneaux, Bligh and Bruni D'Entrecasteaux
He wasn't the only explorer - Abel Tasman, Furneaux, Bligh and Bruni D'Entrecasteaux
That should read Captain Cook Creek - where he stopped for fresh water
That should read Captain Cook Creek - where he stopped for fresh water
Bligh Museum of Pacific Exploration - has info on the explorers around here and more
Bligh Museum of Pacific Exploration - has info on the explorers around here and more
Get Shucked Oyster Farm
Get Shucked Oyster Farm
It even has a drive through - for oysters!
It even has a drive through - for oysters!
The best oysters we have ever tasted - we had a dozen & then another dozen - washed down with a beer & a Tassie bubbly
The best oysters we have ever tasted - we had a dozen & then another dozen - washed down with a beer & a Tassie bubbly
A beer tasting paddle and cheese platter at Bruny Island Beer Co & Bruny Island Cheese Co - yum
A beer tasting paddle and cheese platter at Bruny Island Beer Co & Bruny Island Cheese Co - yum
Bruny Island Premium Winery
Bruny Island Premium Winery
A glass of pinot noir & unwooded chardonnay - lamb & wallaby burger and Huon salmon on sourdough
A glass of pinot noir & unwooded chardonnay - lamb & wallaby burger and Huon salmon on sourdough
We needed a hike to work off all of the food & drinks - the Fluted Cape Walk
We needed a hike to work off all of the food & drinks - the Fluted Cape Walk
It's a flat trail to Grass Point - passing small whaling stations from the 1800s
It's a flat trail to Grass Point - passing small whaling stations from the 1800s
Grass Point
Grass Point
We reach Penguin Island - accessible at low tide but not just now - look at those waves
We reach Penguin Island - accessible at low tide but not just now - look at those waves
We decide to take the challenging Cape Circuit...
We decide to take the challenging Cape Circuit...
...it's up, up and up from here...
...it's up, up and up from here...
...we didn'realise it would be to the top of the furthest and highest point...
...we didn'realise it would be to the top of the furthest and highest point...
...still, we see great rock formations...
...still, we see great rock formations...
...and great views down
...and great views down
We're nearly at the top
We're nearly at the top
Looking back to Penguin Island
Looking back to Penguin Island
The Neck - between North and South Bruny - one way...
The Neck - between North and South Bruny - one way...
...and then the other
...and then the other
Boardwalk and stairs up to the top
Boardwalk and stairs up to the top
The sun is about to set
The sun is about to set
Sheerwater burrows and Penguin Rookery - alas, we did not see any penguins
Sheerwater burrows and Penguin Rookery - alas, we did not see any penguins