Tag Archives: Port Davey

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

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

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-out to Port Davey-17 of 26

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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A trip to South West Tasmania-into Port Davey and to Bathurst Harbour-4 of 26

While I slept well overnight, I did come to when the ship started travelling north; the feel of the waves was different from those across the southern coast of Tasmania. Having recognised the change I stayed put for a while, … Continue reading

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A trip to South West Tasmania-Recherche Bay then on the open seas-3 of 26

When I awoke on the first morning I learnt I had slept through hearing the anchor clanking as it was lowered around 2.30am. When I surfaced on deck, I found we were in Recherche Bay with a plan to fix … Continue reading

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A trip to South West Tasmania-setting the scene-1 of 26

A recent blog post explained the south west of Tasmania was my destination for an ‘overseas’ adventure, and provided maps to show you the way. The trip is now complete and, as with my usual travels, I have written a … Continue reading

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Sailing the open seas from Hobart

Soon I will have the privilege of an exciting adventure travelling from Hobart to Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour and return, on a replica of a 19th century sailing ship the Windeward Bound I will traverse seas which, on occasion, … Continue reading

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