I would like to say that i woke refreshed today but it is far from the truth with only 1.5 hours sleep which I managed to snatch on one of the couches in the bar from 3:00am to 4:30am. Sleeping on these is strictly forbidden but security decided it wasn’t worth the argument and they left me in peace. The ocean recliners are appalling to sleep on and what I don’t understand is why they cram them in so close together when there is so much space available on the ship.
Disembarking was nightmarish, with quarantine needing to be passed through for trailers, caravans and boats, with cars needing to be in a different lane to the others but everything coming off the ferry together.
Once clear of customs i made my way to our caravan park in St Helens 250kms away. Negotiating out of Devonport was a breeze and soon i was on the 110km/h Bass Hwy and then onto the equally fast Midland Hwy. From the Esk Hwy onwards the road was narrow and winding, with a section through St Marys Pass being so narrow that vehicles cannot pass without almost coming to a complete stop and trucks and buses communicate via UHF to negotiate the pass.
Once at booked into the Big4 caravan park at St Helens and setup the minimum requirements for the van i promptly slept for the next 7 hours.
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Holiday 2010 (Tasmania), Day 2 - Holiday 2010 in Tasmania
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