Sightseeing and History.........

We were booked on a Sea Life boat cruise for 10am so we got up and prepared ourselves for a fun filled full day of sightseeing. We arrived early to the boat and took our ginger tablets had a coffee and did a short walk. We excitedly boarded not knowing really what we were going to see or do.
Well were we in for a surprise at how great it was. The boat was only half full of people so we had heaps of space to move to get good pictures. It was powered by 4 HUGE outboard motors and went really really fast and stopped and turned really really fast. We went into so many caves I can’t remember and flew around so many stalactites squeezing (FAST) between them and the massive cliff walls where I was holding my breath and James was laughing at me. We did donuts around islands and raced the waves and then we even got to race and cheer alongside Nips and Tux boat 59 in the Sydney to Hobart race. We got to see a great angle of the Tasman Arch and also the Devils Kitchen.
We stopped and took heaps of pictures of the New Zealand Fur Seals and admired about 6 different species of birds then we caught up with and Australian Fur Seals who really stank so bad it was disgusting but still they were amazing to watch. We visited the famous Candle stick and Totem Pole and saw the largest cliff face in Australia. Before we started heading in we had a good look at Tasman Island and learnt about the history of the light house and the people who used to live and work on it. We were then treated to a cruise in past Port Arthur. Just over 3 hours had passed and we had to get off. We would recommend this to anyone it was just a fantastic way to see heaps of things and a lot of fun also.
From there we had Fish, Squid and Chips for lunch followed by Fresh Raspberries and Strawberries and Blueberries all on top of ice cream and cream all locally grown and we just had to support the local industry, all bought at the Doo-liscous cafe in Eagle Hawk Neck(YUM).
We then headed over to Port Arthur and again we were in for a great surprise and a LONG afternoon with so much to see and do and learn about. We went on the boat cruise around the small harbour area to hear about the different sections and we joined a guided 40 minute tour talk to really get to know about it and then we spent the next nearly 2 hours just looking in the ruins and buildings and reading. It is such a fascinating place to visit and next time we will leave longer so we can get to all areas of it.
I am now at camp and James has gone back to Port Arthur to do a 9.30pm Ghost tour. It is just SOOOO not my thing and I am more than happy to sit and blog and finish my book.

Us2martins fascinated by sea life and history in Tassie.