Our son Chris gave us a wakeup call at 5:30 as he was returning on the Spirit of Tas after a bit of car buying in Melbourne and dropped by the caravan park for a coffee. Mercifully the rain had stopped and our site had drained since the previous day and we got out with no problem. The Spirit embarkation was smooth and we were soon on our way for the day sailing. The sea was huge but the Spirit handled it well. Found it much more comfortable to stay seated than wa...

The adventure begins! Sarah gave us some nice glass coffee cups for our trip which are pictured here as we were sitting in the pouring rain at Paramatta Creek just south of Devonport. We setup on a grass site which has now become a quagmire as the rain continues. Lets hope we can get out in time for tomorrows day sailing otherwise it will be a 10 week holiday in Tasmania! Ferry goes at 9:00am so an early start on the cards. What could possibly go wrong?