DESTINATION: Bruny IslandSeparated from the mainland by the DEntrecasteaux Channel, Bruny Island is virtually 2 islands, North and South Bruny, joined by a strip of sandhills. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the island was logged by notable explorers and navigators including Abel Tasman, Tobias Furneaux and James Cook. The island was an important 19th-century whaling station, but is now reliant on agriculture and tourism. Access to Bruny is via vehicular ferry from Kettering to Batnes Bay. Main AttractionsActivities on the island include boating, fishing, scuba diving, kayaking, bushwalking and camel riding. Wildlife and scenery can be enjoyed from walking tracks through 5 state reserves and South Bruny NP. Notable landmarks include the ruins of a convict-built church at Variety Bay (viewed on the Cape Queen Elizabeth Walk), old brick kilns and South Bruny Lighthouse (1836)the second oldest in Australia. Little penguins and muttonbirds can be seen on the sandy isthmus. There is also a memorial to Truganini, the last full-blood Tasmanian Aborigine, who died in 1876. Bligh Museum at scenic Adventure Bay highlights the islands history, with a collection of early volumes on the voyages of Cook, Bligh and Flinders. |
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