Friday’s Footprints: Bruny Island Jet Boat Tour

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Where the North and South parts of Bruny Island are tethered together!

Hello!

I am winding the clock back a couple of years to when we went down to Hobart with our lovely Japanese friend, Sanae, who stayed with us a couple of months.

As part of our adventure, we drove over to Bruny Island which is just off the south eastern coast of Tasmania.

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On the ferry to the Island
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Everyone was feeling cheerful today!
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Starting out

The cruise on the jet boats went for three hours, starts at Adventure Bay and takes you down to the wild waters at the southern most tip of the island!

Passengers are provided with very stylish red raincoats.

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Sanae and Jeff looking very waterproof!

Almost immediately, the views became fabulous

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They took us quite close around and through the rocky outcrops to see the stinky seals! That was spectacular for the eye and a shock to the nose. If anyone else has been near a seal colony, they will know exactly what I am talking about!! πŸ˜€

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Chillin…
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Resting
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Squabbling

There were a lot of bird colonies too

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Almost like snow isn’t it??? snicker

 

Things got a bit wild and woolly right down the bottom – and it wasn’t really a rough weather day!!

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Was wonderful watching the crashing ocean!

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Then back past the seals…

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They are great at napping!
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This one is channeling his inner Pip

Then it was time to head back up the rugged coastline

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Beautiful kelp!
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View of another jet boat
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Getting up close to the blowhole!

We floated about for a while waiting for the blowhole to do its thing! πŸ˜€

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We checked out a lot of nooks and crannies… I think this was a cranny –

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Amazing changes in the rock on the cliff faces

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Imposing cliffs!

The best part was where they suddenly zoomed the boat between these two rocks

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They also take you back for a second go, which was terrific! πŸ™‚

We really had an excellent day on this cruise – hope you enjoyed too!

Cheers!

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Author: Lisa

A happy traveller through life! Right now living in NW Tasmania with a gorgeous Nurse-Husband, a fool of a Siamese Cat and several chickens. We love our fairly simple lifestyle of growing a lot of what we eat and enjoying the stunning surrounds of our little patch.

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