Summary of the last couple of weeks

Hello everyone, it's time for a new post. Summer here in Hobart turned out to be very good so far. With Christmas coming closer, we hope to great weather as well over the holidays.

Cockle Creek

Setting ourselves up.

Jan and Harry observing the surf eeearly in the morning.

 Getting ready for a nice hike to the surf spot to watch some seriously big waves.

Bine equipped with the camera and prepared to take some nice surf pictures.

What a view!

 Jan and Harry getting ready to paddle out.

Harry waiting in the line-up.

So is Jan...

...and is catching a wave :-)

Lina and August enjoying the view and action on the water.

Bine's legs sneaking into the picture :-D.

Mt Wellington: Zig Zag Track

Nice view from the track.

Up top with 60 km/h wind!

Orcas visiting the Derwent River

We've been really lucky to watch some Orcas travelling through the Derwent River just 10km from home. Thanks to facebook for the alert. Awesome to be able to enjoy this unique experience from our boat.

  Us being excited :-)

Fortescue Bay

 A camping weekend away at beatiful Fortesque Bay with some curious visitors.

 :-)

And some delicious Abalones to take home. Thanks Jan for collecting them all.

Maria Island

Starting the weekend off with a relaxed surf session for the 'students' (no waves for Jan cause too tiny :-)).

 

August caught a nice big Wrasse.

 

Jan just finished degutting and descaling these delicious Australian Salmon (similar to the German Forelle)

Squid.

The guys clearly improved on their fishing skills and we all could enjoy some very delicious fish.

And another day in paradise :-)

Some impressions from the weekend. This time we went on a fishing, surf and wildlife adventure with Lina and August to spend a day on beautiful Bruny Island.

 Getting the boat ready at the boatramp at Tinderbox. What a lovely day!

 Nice spot for the boat to be anchored.

The 'surf students' getting ready to catch some waves.

 Jan watching the surf...

...but doesn't seem to be satisfied with the quality of the waves.

Meanwhile Lina and Bine went to have a look at the arc.

Jan and August getting ready to catch some fish for dinner :-)

 After a beautiful day at the beach, we had some company on our way back :-)

 

 After a looong day, we enjoyed the fish we caught.

Tassie life

Hello everybody, another weekend with awesome weather (Sat 23°C and Sun 26°C) has come and gone and of course we have been out and about to enjoy the weather. We spent the weekend away on Bruny Island (South of Hobart) with our campervan. Thanks to a good hint from Axel, we went on a little hike and the spot we found turned out to be an excellent surf spot, also for Bine, surrounded by a stunning landscape.

 Equipped with 2 surfboards, 2 backpacks, a kite and lots of water we started our 1 hour hike. Halfway through, we came past a lagoon, which was great for a quick pit stop with a nice view.

After approximately 30 minutes we arrived at the beach from where the road forks. Either take the beach walk or the overland track.

Unfortunately, we arrived at high tide, which made the beach track impassable, so we had to take the slightly longer overland track. The views, however, made up for it :-).

And we also came across this little fella, lying in the middle of the track and soaking up the sun, not being bothered by us at all.

 Another beautiful view from the top of the hill, this time to the north.

 Down at the beach, we first went for a short tour...

...to have a look at the arc, before finding a nice spot to spend the day.

Jan enjoying the view and checking out the waves.

A bit far away, but Jan in action.

 :-)