This was a 2 family, 2 car trip to explore Bruny Island, off the south of Tasmania.
After a half hour drive we arrived at the small car ferry port, grabbed a coffee on the cafe then had to dash to drive onto the ferry. A 20 minute or so crossing on flat sea took us to Bruny, one Island that is almost like two, just joined by a thin piece of land with sea either side, called the neck.
We headed straight to the neck Lookout where we could clearly see the illusion of the ocean seeking lower on one side than the other.
After that photo stop we moved on to Adventure Bay, another lovely Tassie beach with hardly any people on it. We ate a simple picnic lunch of bread and cheese, then went for a walk/ swim on Adventure Bay.
Toby and Elizabeth enjoyed collecting "jellies", little pods like tiny jellyfish which were on the sand.
Next stop was the lighthouse at the south end of Bruny, with views out across the ocean and another stunning beach. To get there we took a short cut through a gravel track that was testing of the car suspension.
On the way back to the ferry we drove down to Simpsons Bay, just because of the name. The Bay itself was not as nice as some of the others but we enjoyed seeing Wallabies at the side of the road.
After the ferry back to Tasmania and the drive to Hobart we ate lasagne and cooked marshmallows over the fire pit. This was our final night in Tasmania and we'd loved it all.
