Bruny Island
This blog is dedicated to the simple beauty of Bruny Island.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Rural scenes of Bruny Island Tasmania
I was looking through my backlog of great Bruny Island photos when I came across this old photo of some local cattle herding. Herding cattle along the beach is not an every day sight on Bruny but it has been known to happen over the years.
This photo was most likely taken during the 1950's on the neck beach. What a way to travel.
This photo was most likely taken during the 1950's on the neck beach. What a way to travel.
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Bruny Island,
cattle herding,
neck beach,
Tasmania
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
PHOTOGRAPHS OF BRUNY ISLAND TASMANIA
The scenery is so beautiful on Bruny Island that its hard to point a camera without getting a great photograph. This photo was taken at cape Bruny on south Bruny Island.
There are a lot of rainbows in the Bruny Island sky's.
Bruny Island is a fantastic part of Tasmania. The approximate dimensions of Bruny Island are about 70 kms by 24 kms at the widest points. There are about 300 kilometres of roads to explore.
Labels:
Bruny Island,
Tasmania
Saturday, November 26, 2011
THE UNEXPECTED BEAUTY OF BRUNY ISLAND
Here is one of many stunning rock formations that are scattered along the coast of South Bruny Island.
The Breathtaking Bruny Island Lighthouse is one of the oldest in not only Tasmania but Australia also.
This rock sculpture has been slowly built by local Bruny Island folk, over time passers by have added rocks to the piles when they go walking on Grassy point on South Bruny Island.
Sunrise over Simpsons Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Moonrise over Simpsons Bay, South Bruny Island.
Labels:
australia,
Bruny Island,
rock sculpture,
Tasmania
Saturday, November 12, 2011
THE WATER IS THE PLACE TO BE ON BRUNY ISLAND
competition.
Labels:
Adventure Bay,
Bruny Island,
Surfing,
Tasmania
Sunday, October 16, 2011
IF BY SEA the Bruny Island Ferry
Bruny Island is not far off the coast of the Australian Isand state of Tasmania. A ferry runs regularly from the seaside village of Kettering to the Bruny Island ferry dock at Roberts Point. The ferry takes approx 10 to 15 minutes to cross the channel. The ferry transports cars, caravans & bicycles as well as walk on commuters. The ferry is occassionally flanked by dolphins that glide through the water thus the painting of the dolphin pod on the side of the vessel which is proudly named the Mirambeena.
During the 1950's the ferry docked at Barnes Bay. The old vessel was named the Mangana in reference to Bruny Island's own beautiful Mangana mountain.
The newer Vessel the Mirambeena has all the mod cons, two motors, lights at night, toilet facilities, what appears to be hundreds of life jackets & an alarm system. The ferry is extremely safe & undergoes a regular service & inspection once a year. However small inconvenient mishaps have been known to happen & in one case the ability of the ferry to successfully dock was impaired & a cute little ship was employed to help the ferry into dock ( see picture below )
It's delightful to see the men in suits & the women in gloves for their trip on the ferry.
During the 1950's the ferry docked at Barnes Bay. The old vessel was named the Mangana in reference to Bruny Island's own beautiful Mangana mountain.
The newer Vessel the Mirambeena has all the mod cons, two motors, lights at night, toilet facilities, what appears to be hundreds of life jackets & an alarm system. The ferry is extremely safe & undergoes a regular service & inspection once a year. However small inconvenient mishaps have been known to happen & in one case the ability of the ferry to successfully dock was impaired & a cute little ship was employed to help the ferry into dock ( see picture below )
Below is a fantastic picture of the old ferry at the dock.
It's delightful to see the men in suits & the women in gloves for their trip on the ferry.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Alonnah views on Bruny Island Tasmania
Labels:
Alonnah,
australia,
Bruny Island,
satellite island,
Tasmania
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