Well, I did expect this to be a more successful photo day, but was not quite prepared for what we saw. We had booked a "Bruny Island Cruise". Sounds peaceful enough? However, when we were issued with full-length hooded raincoats and seasick tablets, it became clear this was no leisurely cruise. There was a big crowd and we went out in four speedboats. It was like a James Bond film. Spray in our faces, we crashed across the waves of first the Tasman Sea and then the Southern Ocean. The scenery was stunning. Much of the island is made up of columns of dolerite and looks rather like the Giants' Causeway. It drops sheer into the sea below. We stopped speeding long enough to take photos here and there before flying off again. We visited seals and birds of all kinds, and even had an escort of a school of dolphins on the way back. It was so much fun.
Staying tonight again on Bruny and will see what tomorrow brings.
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| Caves on Bruny Island |
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| A sheer drop to the sea |
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| Through the gap |
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| Through a different gap -- at full speed! |
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| A blow-hole |
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| We did NOT go through this gap, thank goodness. |
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| Difficult to see but there is a kelp gull chick roughly in the middle of this photo |
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| One of the other boats -- note the red raincoats |
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| Fur seals in residence |
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