Photos are to show the way on board the ship and where the caravan and car are placed during the journey across Bass Strait which is approximately 441.7 klm (274.5 miles) and takes about 11 to 12 hours.
We always sail at night and have a cabin.
Up the ramp then down into the ship.
Here we are at the Lawn Cemetery at Devonport, Tasmania to visit my parents graves before we left as I do like to know they have flowers for the winter.
at least you had a cabin, sounds like a long journey
ReplyDeleteWould go if we didn't have a cabin Adam, there are chairs to sleep in but not for us.
Deleteawwww, re your parents graves. :: hugs ::
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteWelcome back!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your next posts.
Thanks Catarina.
Deletewow welcome again. I miss you so much. Great photos
ReplyDeleteOh Gosia, lovely of you to say and we do miss our friends from our blogs when away, always good to be back posting.
DeleteThat's a long voyage on a great looking ship.
ReplyDeleteHappy you had the comfort of a cabin.
There are day trips which take less time because the ship goes faster..
DeleteYes, we had a cabin as always with ensuite.
I hadn't realised how big the ship is - which is silly of me. I just hadn't thought.
ReplyDeleteLove your pre-trip ritual.
It's fairly large for a ferry with the cabin, casino, dinning room, shop, information centre, theatre, children's rooms and so on..
DeleteThanks.
Your caravan really looks so smart as you set off. I hope it still does now you are back.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew, and it looks the same since our return. Needs a wash on the outside and further cleaning on in the inside which will get done in due course.
DeleteI know I will enjoy these posts.
ReplyDeleteThat's sounds promising and sure hope you do :)
DeleteUn buen preludio de un largo viaje completamente organizado.
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The passage on the ship and home had to be organised, booked well in advance to we could get on board there and back home.
DeleteLooking forward to your detailed report of the annual northern odyssey
ReplyDeleteaway from the chills of the Tasmanian winter.
I'd say the sea voyage across Bass Strait was the easiest part and the shortest
part of this trip - ha ha!
Cheers
Colin
Sure was the shortest in both distance and time Colin.
DeleteI like the perspective of the photo of the ramp onto the ship.
ReplyDeleteThanks, certainly makes it look wider than it is.
DeleteMy parents took the Spirit of Tasmania over to Tassie when they went and also went at night and had a cabin that was when dad decided that going on a cruise might be fun
ReplyDeleteOne thing led to another then :)
DeleteI'm looking forward to your travel tales :)
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteHello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice shots of this crossing by boat.
Great to see.
Greetings, Marco
Thanks.
DeleteHello M I am going to love reading about this trip and your photos are awesome. Nice to have flowers on your parents grave. HUGS G
ReplyDeleteAlways flowers on their grave :)
Deletehi Margaret. it seems like forever since you've blogged. i'm looking forward to future posts about your trip. xxx
ReplyDeleteIt does seem a very long time F.
DeleteAustralia looks Marvelous country Margaret!
ReplyDeletehow amazing to have time and take tour to this beautiful place!
nice to know that you visited the graves of you be loving parents first of all ,that is what i too do when go back to my native town
My parents moved to many places here in Tasmania due to my father's job, they ended up settling in the city of Devonport later in life.
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