Bruny Island

Today we planned to tick off one more biggee – take the ferry to Bruny Island which is quite close to us here in the Huon Valley.
We got on the road at about 8:45 and took the route recommended by Tas Highways – this took us up threw native trees – a winding sealed road – by 9:30 we were in the ferry queue, with two cups of coffee.
The crossing was quick, and we set out – we had decided that we would head for the lighthouse at the very bottom of the two islands – 70km south and then work our way back. The road was like all of the roads we were used to in the Huon area – sealed and windy.
About 20 minutes along the road, we stopped (everyone does) and climbed the steps up to the lookout that has an overview of the narrow “neck” – Truganini Lookout. The wind was very strong, and we had to hold on to the rail. At the top the view was super and below was a beautiful golden sand beach. There were some boards about the local aborigine key people who occupied the area before the British arrived.
Not far along we came across the “bread in the fridge” sitting on the road edge an entrance – Robyn checked the fridges and there were fresh sourdough loaves – plain and, cinnamon and fruit. Bought us a plain loaf that we had with mashed hard boiled eggs tonight.
Back on the road and it was a long haul to the lighthouse – the last 18km on a gravel road. The lighthouse wasn’t that spectacular, but the sea, cliffs and stormy sky made for dramatic scenes.
We then headed back (as per the plan) and Robyn wanted to stop for chocolate, which we did – the shop wasn’t quite as good as we expected, and the owner was pretty blah with us.
So we decided we’d to head for the cheese and beer shop/café for lunch. This was quite busy – we tasted the range of cheese and bought a platter and a beer each. The platter had cheese, pickles, sourdough and smoked wallaby meat.
It was at this point that we realised that our expectations for Bruny were a lot higher than the reality – lots of driving about, not a lot to see and do. There are lots of walks, but many were over an hour long and most 3 to 5 hours. We have seen lots of this sort of countryside.
We decided rather than head straight back to the ferry we’d drive to Dennes Point at the very top – and found that we had 11Kms on a metal road. Both metal roads today were not bad, corrugations in parts and narrow, winding – had to be careful driving. This was a tiny town which had a pier and a small sandy beach, we walked up on to a grassy ledge where there were historical information boards – and there was the convict story again – here there was a station to catch escapees.
We timed it right for the return ferry, driving straight on and then away.
After some wrong turns, we got some petrol and returned home via the coastal route which was new for us. Lots of coastal scenery and little towns, holiday parks and areas.
Got home around 5 and have been relaxing.
I think our health is back to normal and that is good. Tomorrow, we want to go to the top of Mt Wellington that overlooks Hobart and that will tick off the things we planned to do here.
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