Dark Hollow / George Town / Beauty Point, River Tamar, Tasmania.
Had a great week exploring the west arm of the river anchoring in Dark Hollow & Soldiers Point. Great BBQ & exploring by dingy.
Visited George Town today to check out the Bass & Flinders Centre. Very impressed with the replica of Norfolk only about the size of Meander but with far less of the comforts of home! Even more impressive was the feat of the original crew. 10 sailors on a boat the size of ours, no electronics, no weather forecasts, just paper charts & experience. Very cool to have sailed across Bass Strait named after the man who proved Van Diemans Land was not joined to NSW and to be exploring the river they explored too! Did begin to feel a bit old though as Bass died at 32 & Flinders 40. They achieved so much in their lives.
Also used the opportunity to stock up the food supplies. Got to love a town that actually encourages you to borrow the trolley to bring your shopping to your yacht. Guess we may not have been the first. Treated ourselves to ice-cream today.... 2 boxes of cornettos (4 in a box) for $10 and no freezer... Maths in action. 8÷5=1 each with 3 left over. The solution - the fastest 3 got seconds, but had to share
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