Tuesday and the relentless tour of the Hobart region continues.

Rob and Toni had planned to take us down to the east coast but had found theyncouldn't take their dog Gloria down there. As a result they aske Dua if we would like to visit Bruny Island instead. We leapt at the chance.
The day started leisurely and we set off calling at Mount Nelson lookout first where there is a marvellous panorama of Hobart. As always the sun was shining and the view was spectacular.
After a few pictures we wer on our way to a surprise stop at the Austaralian Antactic base where there is a very good exhibition. We both found it really interesting. Hobart is a departure point for voyages to the Antarctic and there was a ship in port stocking up with supplies. Apparently it takes between 10 and 14 days to get there by boat and the journey can be very rough. That and the freezing cold doesn't make it very appealing to me.however, there are some souls down there who clearly enjoy the six months of solitude.
We caught the ferry to the island at 12.15 and were amongst the last cars on. We were stowed below deckin a position where we couldn't get out of the car, much to the frustration of Rosemarie, who is inclined to have Joe Kodak tendencies.
Bruny Island is an attractive if somewhat windy place as we found at the first lookout we visited. After being nearly blown away we found a quiet beach for lunch and then had a still along the beach. This was followed by a car trip exploring the rest of Adventure Bay which was quite delightful.
We then tried to catch the 4.15 ferry back to the mainland and failed to do this by two cars. This meant we had to wait on the ferry port for an hour whilst he ferry returned to mainland and then came back to the island, the time was filled with an ice cream and we sat basking in the sun watching the sea roll by.
It was back to Rob and Ton i's for tea before a genuinely early night.