We had a relaxed motor from Orford for this morning and arrived on the west side of Maria Island in Shoal Bay around midday. There was a southerly breeze for most of the day and despite what you my think from the pictures it was actually quite cold.
Maria Island is a national park and was historically used as a penal colony. We went ashore for a few hours and managed to walk a massive 6km, quite a shock to the system. The island is lovely and quiet and the beach in the bay that we are anchored in must be well over a mile long. We saw a few wallabies in the bush and visited the remains of the prisoners cells. We finished off with a rather wet ride in the dinghy back to X-Pat but have now recovered with a few G&T's on deck.
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| Anchored in Shoal Bay, Maria Island |
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| The remains of the cells |
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| Maria Island looking South |
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| Shoal Bay |
Have you been for a snorkel? Do you have an underwater camera?
ReplyDeleteThe water is $)(;:/@@ cold! No way I'm going in there.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Pat? Surely it has nothing on the Antartic... a little bit of dutch courage and you'll be fine ;)
ReplyDeleteI did go in at Orford but the visibility was poor and not much to see. I may get brave again, but it's still only 18 degC
ReplyDeleteWent in today. Pat snorkelled but I don't have a wetsuit so I just swam. Pat said the snorkelling was excellent so I'll have to buy a wetsuit in Hobart and snorkel on our way back.
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