Gidday all,

We made it across Bass Strait, boarded the boat and checked out the room then went out on deck to farewell Tasmania. The air was cold but the water was calm, we were still tied up to the dock. Finally got under way, the ship slowly turned around in the river, well done, not much room to spare between the two banks. We watched the lights of Devonport go by and slowly fade, then we hit the open sea and the rock and roll started, and I don’t mean the on board entertainment. Din went a bit white and I half carried her to the cabin where she lay down and stayed that way till morning.

You could really feel the ship rolling through the night but it was relatively smooth compared to the last couple of weeks. Last week a semi trailer rolled over on the boat with the wild weather. Lucky we picked this week to cross.

Now we are about half way up Vic. At lake Tyrrell, about 200k from Mildura. Camped up for the night. No photos yet, too busy getting away from Melbourne. Will be in S.A. soon.