Today, we learned a bit more about Tasmania, both in terms of history and ecology. We took a trip out to
Bruny Island that included a bus ride, a ferry ride, more on the bus, and then finally ending on South Bruny on Adventure Bay, the place James Cook landed first when he encountered this part of the world.
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| Map of Bruny Island |
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| ferry to Bruny Island |
We learned about the bush fire in 1967 that took out two thirds of the vegetation, at least one entire village and killed over 60 people.
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| Adventure Bay |
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| Cormorant | |
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| our little boat |
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| one of the many sea caves |
We learned about the geology and biology of Tasmania, moved from the Tasmanian Sea into the Southern Sea, watched a lot of seals hanging out in the sun, some flying albatrosses and terns, and just had a great time.
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| Seals on the rock |
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| Albatrosses (barely to be seen) |
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| Penguin Rookery (but no penguins) |
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