Launceston
We rented a car for a few days and did some exploration of Launceston.
That evening, daughter Tess flew in from Canberra. It is a long weekend both in Canberra and Tasmania, so this was great.
Over the long weekend, we visited gorges and underground caves plus a number of the wineries in the Tamar Valley. Pastime is now a little heavier with cases of wine stacked in one of the spare cabins. We just won't fill the water tanks fully to compensate.
We left Launceston on Tuesday, just scraping out with an hour to go until high tide. We stopped along the way at a very old waterfront pub, Rosvears tavern, built in 1831. The food was okay, but like many places that get a reputation for good food, it has undoubtedly deteriorated after the reputation was established.
We anchored for the night and part of today (Wednesday) in a beautiful, isolated Bay called "Spring Bay". David went ashore to get some yabbies. This was successful, but not without effort as the mud was so soft he sank over his knees even while supporting some of his weight on the side of the rubber ducky.
This afternoon, we will go back up to Georgetown.
The weather here has been glorious. Apart from the two days of gales, each day has been fine and balmy. Very pleasant indeed.
It looks as if the next weather window will open up on the weekend. We will then set out for Erith and Deal Islands.
All the best,
Dave & Penny.
