Day 3 (Part One) Tasmanian Road Trip Continues

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, we awoke very early to the beautiful sounds of birds signing and a fantastic view of the bay and mountains. The girls came over to join Ev and I on our balcony porch at about 5:00 am.  We didn't want to waste one minute of this amazing resort in the Tasmania's World Heritage wilderness.  I enjoyed a spa bath with an awesome view of this serene bush setting before a lavish buffet breakfast where we were treated, thanks to Leslie,  to Vegimite served "the right way" on toast with lots of butter - and it wasn't that bad! We were very sad to leave our hosts Ken, Rosemary and Jorgie, but the grand southern ocean was beckoning.

So off we drove to Eagleneck dock to board Robert Pennicott's boat (see Robert Pennicott Cruises) to see an abundance of marine wildlife (Albatross, humpback whale, Gannets, dolphins,seals and more) and towering sea cliffs (some 1,000 feet high and the highest in the southern hemisphere)!  This cruise was totally awesome!

We landed at Port Arthur Historic Site http://www.portarthur.org.au/.  Port Arthur was a penal colony in 1804 as the first settlers in Australia were convicts from Great Britain  Jake led us on a guide tour of the refurbished grounds and 30 buildings and ruins to a hillside picnic catered by one of Tasmania's renowned chefs, Rodney Dunn, Agrarian Kitchen were we feasted on lobster rolls, snapper, abalone and fresh salads and of course champagne and wines to accompany our delightful lunch.

More on this second day of our Tasmanian adventure tomorrow.