With the winds still strong, we took the opportunity to further explore Flinders Island. After having met up again with Peter, we hired a car and drove round the south part of the island. Flinders Island is the largest island of the Furneaux group, which lie at the eastern end of Bass Strait. It is about 40 km wide at its widest point and 75 km long and formed part of the land bridge that joined Tasmania to the mainland. With a population of less than 1000 (Whitemark being the most populated), the island is also a major tourist destination, particularly in the 1st week of the year when the Cape Barren Goose hunting season opens.
We drove past Mt Strzelecki (the island’s highest peak at 756m) and on to Lady Baron at the south west tip of the island where we again met up with the crew from ‘De Je Blue’. After a brief chat, we wished them well and returned to Whitemark to spend the afternoon in the pub. That night we enjoyed a seafood feast consisting of crayfish, prawns and oysters. Content and with a full stomach, I retired to bed early.
We drove past Mt Strzelecki (the island’s highest peak at 756m) and on to Lady Baron at the south west tip of the island where we again met up with the crew from ‘De Je Blue’. After a brief chat, we wished them well and returned to Whitemark to spend the afternoon in the pub. That night we enjoyed a seafood feast consisting of crayfish, prawns and oysters. Content and with a full stomach, I retired to bed early.