Nubeena Cont'd

Mick, Sue, Darrel, Bronwyn, Roger and Deb all went on the Tasman Island Cruise. A must see for anyone coming down this way. Cruising past the highest sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere. Tasman Island and Cape Pillar were some of the highlights. The three hour cruise started with a bus that took us from Port Arthur to  Eaglehawk Nest.

Darrel,Bronwyn,Roger,Deb, Mick,Sue

The highlights would have to be the Totem Pole and Candlestick and gliding in and out of the many sea caves. The Aussie and New Zealand fur seals sunbaking on the rocks were a great sight to see.
The weather was perfect and a the sea calm. The two young hosts Ollie and Chris were very entertaining.
All agreed was the best money ever spent. We arrived safely into Port Arthur and a short walk back to where we started.
The last half hour of the cruise was a little bit like a river ride at a theme park but we all managed to get through it without any dramas.



One of many caves we explored



Waterfall beside the cliffs



We were all quite satisfied with our days outing but some of us still wanted more.

Mick, Sue, Rachel Barker, Kaye and Eoman Murphy decided to brave it and went to the Port Arthur ghost tour that night. However the ghosts were also on holiday but the tour guide gave us a scare or two. Worth the adrenalin rush.

NEWS SCOOP

Coffee with Burt Monroe's grandson

It was reported by Lindsay Jennings and Chris Carr that while sipping on a coffee at their stopover in Richmond a few days ago, they had a conversation with an interested bystander that went something like this:

Hi, I like your bikes. They are Indians eh!!. My grandfather used to race Indians.

Oh yeah said Lindsay. Where at?

Bonneville Saltflats.

He wouldnt be Burt Monroe, would he?

Yeh actually it was.

"Bullshit" said Chris

No its true.

After a few more Bullshits from Chris, they decided to have some lunch and Peter Aitken (Burts grandson) went on to tell them that he is a landscape and underwater photographer.

He only met Burt twice when he was young and his mother was one of nine children from one of Burts two marriages. His mum still lives in Christchurch and had some damage to her house in the recent earthquake but was uninjured.

Lindsay Jennings and Peter Aitken (Burts grandson)

He described Burt as a "madman" obsessed with speed and his family came second to his passion. Peter lives at Paleena and rides a Triumph rocket 3.

So its a small world eh!