The main outing on the last day is one of Rob Pennicott’s famous Bruny Island Cruises. We headed to the jetty to wait for the boat.

The water in Adventure Bay was amazingly clear, and it was a perfect day for a boat ride.

Here we are on the boat! Sadly, Rob wasn’t actually captaining this one. (They have two boats each operating two cruises a day, so it’s pretty busy.) Our boat was packed with day trippers from Hobart.

We slipped past Penguin Island at the tip of Adventure Bay and then turned due south.

The crew handed out large, full-body windbreakers with hoods to keep us warm and dry from the sea spray.

We took our time exploring the coast, checking out towering sea cliffs and nosing close to sea caves. The captain was great about making sure the boat turned around so everyone could get photos. (They also handed out ginger lollies to anyone worried about seasickness.)

A famous local rock formation known as Eagle Rock.

The lichen on the cliff rocks looked like it was painted on, it was that vivid.

Bruny has some of the tallest sea cliffs in Australia.

The Monument is a 30m high dolerite stack separated from the cliffs by a narrow gap. The captain gunned the boat and we shot through, and it felt like Luke navigating the Death Star trench. Exhilarating!

Admittedly, when we watched the second boat come through after us we could see that there’s plenty of room. Still, it feels really narrow when you actually do it!

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