SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip

Summer arrived in Tasmania about 2 weeks after we arrived. Apparently summer is marked by movement of a high pressure closer to Anarctica and otherwise near to Tasmania. (Like the pacific high that brings summer to Seattle). We took a week to explore the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. That is Tasmania's San Juan Islands. It's beautiful! We went further to Recherché Bay where we got to see Tasmanias old growth forest. It is spectacular. The population density is low so history is preserved. We hiked an old railway used by convicts to move coal to Hobart. You could see where it was even though that was about 150 years ago. We did this with some extra care. The snakes in Tasmania are venomous and there are lots of them. Locals tell us they are more afraid of us than we are of them. I doubt that!

We were after lobster. We found a really beautiful bay, but no lobster. Even though we bought a lobster trap. We only had opportunity to try one spot for one night and we were not lucky. So we bought some! They taste just as good if you buy them! Fresh.

We joined a yacht club, too. That gives us access to mooring buoys placed in good spots in the cruising areas. It's convenient and safe. The buoys are new recently and maintained.

We have a friend, Paul Nelson, flying in and bringing our mail. We will rent a car and do some furious traveling with him.