Category Archives: Windeward Bound

A trip to South West Tasmania- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner-26 of 26

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

In the early 1800s Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner which could be read at face value concerning a ship voyage or you might construe the poem as a metaphor for other ideas. Regardless, … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania – back in the Hobart docks-25 of 26

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

At the end of the eighth day, the experience of travelling to and from the remote southwest of Tasmania came to an end. No longer would I be looking up at masts and ropes. In the last hour before arrival, … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania – motoring home-24 of 26

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Early morning chats focused on the experiences of the night; four crew had been violently ill and one passenger had rid herself of last night’s dinner. The rest slept well enough. That the seas were a mild 2 metres at … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania – the last supper-23 of 26

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

In the early evening, while moored in Schooner Cove as the sun was dropping, it was time for our ‘last supper’. Ralph’s photo below puts everything into perspective. A beautiful photo at the end of a beautiful afternoon. When moored, … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania- leaving Bathurst Harbour-22 of 26

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Late afternoon when the two zodiacs returned and were hoisted onto deck, the anchor was weighed (demudded at length), and we set off on a leisurely cruise around parts of Bathurst Harbour.  The end of day sun shone to sharpen … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania – a day of waiting-21 of 26

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

The decision had been made that our injured passenger, with the supposed strained/sprained ankle, must fly back to Hobart because she was not sufficiently stable to endure whatever rough seas the home voyage might throw at us. Definitely the best … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania – back to Bathurst Harbour-20 of 26

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

From Bramble Cove we motored along the Bathurst Channel to Bathurst Harbour. I focused my attention on the clouds for most of the trip. White drama against the blue. Grey brooding over a silver sea. When we returned to Bathurst … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania – the walk on Mt Stokes-19 of 26

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Warned we would have a beach landing at Bramble Cove, we removed our boots and socks and rolled up our trousers in the hope our gear wouldn’t get too wet. The first zodiac deposited those who expected to reach the … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania – seeing from on high at Bramble Cove-18 of 26

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Bramble Cove is near the entrance to the Bathurst Channel on the northern side. Again we motored through the south passage behind the Breaksea Islands. After mooring at the Cove, a crew member offered the chance to the three who … Continue reading →

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A trip to South West Tasmania-out to Port Davey-17 of 26

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

After a soft pearly dawn over Bathurst Harbour (refer photo below courtesy of fellow passenger Ralph), change was afoot with a plan to motor and anchor in Payne’s Bay within Port Davey before travelling northwards up the Davey River in … Continue reading →

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