After our previous day exploring the area by car, we decided the next way to explore the area would be by boat - after all the only way in and out of this area was by boat until 1932 when the highway finally opened this area up to the motor car. We booked a tour on the
Lady Jane Franklin II , operated by
Gordon River Cruises. The ship, custom built for the tour explores Macquarie Harbour out to Hells Gates, the Gordon River and the former convict settlement at Sarah Island. We found ourselves enjoying every minute.
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| Strahan Harbour in the early morning |
The boys were of course almost as excited as I was to be heading back out on the water for a cruise. And the Tasmanian weather didn't disappoint. Cold, windy and the odd passing showers made the so called 'sun deck' a place for the dedicated or mad only - particularly with the vessel's speed nudging 30 knots.
