Cruise Decision Made: It’s Plan B

We are weathering another nasty storm at the Hunter Group. With the highly changeable, unstable and strong weather we have been experiencing, we have decided not to venture down the West Coast and attempt the lap around Tasmania this time. We are deferring this adventure till after we have stopped working, so we can choose…

Little Penguin huddle just arrived ashore

Feathered Encounters

One of the great pleasures of cruising the Bass Strait Islands is the bird life. Many of the islands have been declared Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. Penguins at King Island Little Penguins are adorable. They are the smallest species of penguins in the world, measuring less than 40 cm in height and weighing only…

Bound for King Island

We have lined up our ducks, well, geese. The wind is in the right direction, the strength is good and there is not too much swell. Time to leave the safety of Apollo Bay at first light this Wednesday morning for the next leg of our voyage. We are bound for King Island, which we will…