Bruny Island

We set off on another blue skied, sunny morning to drive to Kettering, no, not in Northamptonshire, it’s just outside of Hobart where we’ll catch our ferry to Bruny Island. The ferry is a small roll on/roll off ferry and only takes 20 minutes to cross to the island and then we’re all off travelling in convoy on the one road from the ferry until gradually cars peel off to go to either the other side of the North Bruny Island or the whisky distillery. We stop at the cheese company and try a flight of cheeses but none of them are to our liking.

"The Neck", Bruny Island

The next highlight on Bruny Island is the lookout at, The Neck. It’s here that we can see the small strip of sand bar which connects the North and South Islands and the stunning turquoise blue sea on either side, fringed with white sand. There is some debate between us whether this strip of land is called an isthmus or a tombolo and after a google search, it’s clear that Toni is right it is a tombolo. Below the board walk and steps are numerous holes which are the burrows of the penguins which nest here. We’re far too early to catch a glimpse of them.

We’ve been advised to have lunch at the Bruny Hotel which is set on a picture postcard bay on South Bruny. All the tables are reserved when we go inside but they manage to squeeze us in on a table for four. We comment that it’s strange that all the tables seem to be reserved and within half an hour they are all full of people who have pre-booked. The meal is excellent with good country portions of salmon, battered fish and breaded calamari, all freshly caught in the seas around Bruny.

Adventure Bay

The lighthouse is down a dirt track road which will probably take an hour to reach it, not an attractive option. A team decision to go to Adventure Bay and do a walk to the headland there is a much better option. The weather is not looking quite so good now, with spits and spots of rain but the scenery is still beautiful with light turquoise sea lapping over silvery sand and dark twisted trees framing the view. 

Echidna

We pass an echidna busily digging for ants and not in the slightest bit concerned that we are so near to him. The path wins through the trees and shrub to a small rocky bay. The return journey takes us past some small wallaby’s foraging for food. Dave and I thoroughly enjoyed this bush walk but are very pleased to not have seen any snakes!

Toni and the 2 Dave's