Parrot Party Adventures | Tasman Island Cruise

After a great breakfast at Storm Bay I took a few pictures along White Sand Beach Rd. and then drove toward Port Arthur where I saw the sign for Remarkable Cave. That peaked my curiousity so I drove out and was greeted by a beautiful view of the ocean. The name comes from a partially collapsed sea cave. The roof at the end is no longer there but it left a keyhole like opening through which you can still see the ocean. They have built a nice walkway down to the viewing platform. Several surfers were in the water when I arrived and more came before I left so it must be a good area to catch some waves.

From there I drove on to Port Arthur and saw the signs for the old penal colony that was there. Port Arthur was used for the repeat offenders. I thought about going in to have a look but I could see much of the buildings from the parking lot and the fee of $28 was more than I was willing to pay to see them up close. When I got back to the main road I saw the building for Tasman Island Cruises and stopped to see when their next trip was. I found out that I could be on the 2:00 boat so I booked it and went across the street to eat a bite.

I parked my car in the parking lot and joined the group getting ready for the boat ride. Everyone here was very friendly and anxious to make if a fun trip for everyone. We boarded the boat and once we got underway we were treated to a great lesson on the whole area including the rock formations and animal life. These people believe in working with the environment and giving back to the area. The trip was the high point of the Tasmaian part of the trip, I had a blast along with everyone else on the boat. The captain even let two young boys on the trip drive a little. With 900 hp he made the trip one to remember and this boat is tough, we zipped around spires of rock and pulled into several sea caves. Even though the trip lasted just over three hours it seemed to go by much quicker. If you are in the area I highly recommend this trip. And you can count on them having a trip if it is posted, they said they have even taken trips with only one person on board rather than turn them away. I bet that was fantastic trip for the lucky individual.

After the boat ride I wanted to get back in an area with phone service for Vodaphone and internet so I drove toward Hobart and had a burger and beer at Hogs Breath Cafe. It was a little different than the one I am used to in Key West but similar. I went back to the airport hotel I had stayed at the first night here. They were out of regular rooms so he gave me a nice suite for the same price. There I downloaded the over 1100 pictures I took today (told you it was a beautiful and exciting trip) from the camera and backed them up to the extra hard drive before going to bed.

On the deck at Storm Bay