The boat ride across the Bass Strait begins uneventful. We wandered around the deck for some time to see the ferry depart. The ferry has to make a long detour through Port Phillip bay before exiting through a small gap in the coastline to reach the Bass Strait. Once in open sea the boat started rocking but was not a problem. We were warned in advance by the captain that it will be a choppy ride due to stormy conditions. After dinner we decided to get to bed early as we needed to be back in our camper at 6am. In our comfy bed it cradles you to sleep. We were woken up at 22:00 by the ship alarm and were all summoned to our muster station. The rocking got worse and Jamaliah needed a sick bag. A passenger was suspected of being missing. So they needed to do a headcount. We were all counted 3 time but the figures did not match up. The fourth time was by name calling. That went better but still took 2 hours before we were allowed to go back to our cabins. False alarm. Nobody missing. Because of this we arrived an hour later than planned in Tasmania. 

Once off the ferry we drove East. The first stop at Latrobe (16 km away) to have a look at a  Reliquaire shop with lots of stuffy animals and other figures. Next stop the Tamar Valley with a vist to Green Beach and Beauty Point. Here we visited the Platypus house where they have several of these amazing animals swimming around as well as the native anteater echidnas. Via a well graded dirt road we crossed over the hills back to the sea and stay at windy Bakers Point in this NP.

The night was cold but at least the wind had laid down. We found an extra duvet cover so no worries. In the morning the sun heated us up and we were ready to go. Since we decided to stay another night on this campsite, we  claim a beach side spot by placing our chairs on the site before driving back to the visitors center where the walks through the coastal bush starts. We had a good 2 and half hour return walk to Archers Knoll (131 m).  The sun was shining and the sea breeze made it perfect. Along the way there is a bird-hide looking over a small lake where we stopped but unfortunately did not see many different birds. Back at the campsite we position the camper facing the sea and enjoyed a deserved rest.