At 5.45 am we got woken up to get ready for disembarkation at 6.30 am sharp. We showered, left the cabin and got the dogs back into the bus. They had behaved very well but were both quite tired the whole day. Not sure if they slept much.
We arrived at a sunny Devonport and decided to have breakfast right after getting off the ferry. The quarantine stop was quick and in case it took longer they had entertainment options sorted out with 88.9 FM.
It was nice and relaxing to have breakfast so early.
Then we said goodbye to the ferry.
And rolled straight into the Saturday markets.
We bought some nice colourful clothes for Marjo and fresh fruit (strawberries and blueberries).
Our final stop was Woolworths as we can’t live on berries alone.
Then we took the road West; on the ferry we had decided to first go west and then south, or something. We’ll see. We had some nice things identified and wanted first to go towards Penguin as it has a nice campground on the beach.
We travel along the coast and make a few stops.
The north west coast is mainly rugged with rocks and intermittent a sandy beach.
While enjoying the view a local man stops behind us and asks if we are looking for a place to stay. Then he points out the free camp site in Penguin that we had in mind and tells us how to get there. A very friendly guy.
We arrive at the campground and set up.
Suddenly with a lot of noise a train comes right past. Lucky for us this only happens twice a day and not at night.
With the wind quite strong I do an attempt to kiteboard.
Unfortunately the wind has different ideas and decides to turn direction and strength a couple of times and I give up (for today). Then we decide to have a drink and read a magazine and watch the sunset.
A fabulous first day!
Posted from Black River, Tasmania, Australia.
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