• Cole - Cruise on Tasman Sea

    October 11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

    Today we took a 4-hour cruise starting in Coles Bay into the Tasman Sea. Tasmania is mostly dolerite and granite, but the shoreline of the cruise was mostly granite. In the 1920s they mined granite, but this ended in the 1950s. The granite was used in Empire State Building. We started the cruise with no wind which helped in finding a few whales, but the wind increased as the throughout the cruise. 😕

    The crew was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was interesting talking to some of the crew that free-dives daily in the summer for local seafood. We saw a couple of whales, seals, & a variety of birds. Other than TAS spring-like conditions, it was an excellent cruise.
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