Gone Cruising

Stunningly beautiful and eerie at the same time. We sailed around the south eastern most point between Cape Pillar and Tasman Island with little wind and a big 2 metre swell. The cliffs along the coastline are most impressive and one that we definitely do not want to be near in a big sea.

Entering Port Arthur the seas smoothed and the sun came out, the entrance had magnificant views and we sailed right into the heart of Port Arthur-Mason Cove with the ruins as our backdrop. We had the chance to tour the site and we were absolutely floored with the beauty and historical importance of this site. It was also amazing to discover that the massacre happened ten years ago (1996) and there is a stunning memorial pool for our reflections upon this dreadful occurance.

We explored the area finding that Port Arthur townsite is more a holiday village and provisions are not available. After a day we moved further up the river to fish and spend a night away from a public site. Unfortunately the fish did not want to play so we had steak that night.

We were leaving the next morning with Azure at 6am hoping to head into more sheltered waters as there were gale wind warnings with a low crossing the SE of Tasmania.