January 26, 2010

Bruny Island and Eco Adventure Tour (Australia)

Bruny Island © Evelyn Howard 2010

Evelyn and Jeremy © Evelyn Howard 2010

In my last post, I uploaded some pictures taken in Hobart, Tasmania. From here, we took a 40 minute drive, and arrived at Bruny Island (Click on this link for its exact location)

It consists of 2 islands joined by an isthmus, shown in the first photo. The view from the viewing platform was really lovely. Pictured on the left are my husband and I braving the cold and strong winds.

We rented a house by the sea, on an amazing spot with fantastic views (the next 3 photos). We would have been happy to stay indoors the entire trip.

Bruny Island © Evelyn Howard 2010

Bruny Island © Evelyn Howard 2010

Bruny Island © Evelyn Howard 2010 

But we did go out... and here are a couple of photos taken around the island.

Bruny Island © Evelyn Howard 2010

Bruny Island © Evelyn Howard 2010

Eco Adventure Tour

One of the highlights was going on the Eco Adventure Tour to see the coastline and wildlife. We went out on a boat similar to the one below. The crew offered us ginger tablets to counter sea-sickness. The sea was quite rough, so I took 2 (just in case!).

Bruny Island Eco Adventure © Evelyn Howard 2010

Below… seals having a snooze in the sun, and frolicking in the sea.

Bruny Island Seal © Evelyn Howard 2010

Bruny Island Seal © Evelyn Howard 2010

A blowhole…

Bruny Island Blow Hole © Evelyn Howard 2010

… and wonderful rock formations.

Bruny Island rock formations © Evelyn Howard 2010

Bruny Island rock formations © Evelyn Howard 2010

I took the following photo while waiting for a ferry to drive back to Hobart.

Bruny Island Ferry © Evelyn Howard 2010

I hope you enjoyed the photos.

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16 comments:

Sylvia K said...

What a wonderful trip! Thanks for taking us along! Your photos are magnificent and do capture the beauty! Wonderful! So glad you both had such a great time! Enjoy your week!

Sylvia

diane b said...

IWe have been to Tassie 3 times but never managed that trip. So thanks for showing me around. It looks cold but beautiful. Your shots are magical.

Eve said...

What a gorgeous vacation! The photos are so pretty. I'm definitely going to mark this on my list of places I need to visit! :)

Noel Morata said...

wow, i loved the tour, thanks for taking us....i'm getting a little sleepy though, can i crash at your lovely rental though, it looks very comfortable, oh and i'm a little hungry whats in the fridge?

Johnny Nutcase said...

sounds like an awesome trip - fun photos!

Elaine Yim said...

Evelyn, this is really a breathtakingly beautiful place. I guess you had a wonderful time there too.

eileeninmd said...

Thanks for the lovely tour. I love that first shot of the isthmus. The eco adventure tour sounds like fun.

wenn said...

such lovely scenery!

Jenn said...

Great adventure and that was a lovely place that you rented. One more addition to the growing list of my "must see" places. Thanks for sharing!

Ebie said...

What great adventure! I think I have seen a blow hole when we went on a cruise to Mexico.

Love the rock formations.

My name is Riet said...

What a beautiful country and such a great adventure.

Gemma Wiseman said...

I lived in the north of Tasmania for two years but did not go to Bruny Island! I did see Maria Island however! Wish I had seen this one too! It looks brilliant for photos!

Jo's-D-Eyes said...

Well Yes! I enjoyed your roundtrip in Australia, never have visiited (yet) your countrie and we sure will! Come vist Holland on my blog:)

JoAnn-D-Eyes-Holland

Regina said...

Such a beautiful place!
Thanks for the tour.
Hope to see it one day.

Have lovey week.

yoon see said...

Truly fansinating views and from different angles and parts of Tasmania.
You really had enjoyed yourself and we are happy of your superb sharing here too:)
The first three photos speak to me......:)

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