Hobart’s maritime past and present
On a lingering midsummer’s eve, I stepped on to a boat at the crowded Hobart waterfront and woke a little after dawn, and a little worse for wear, at Port Davey on the fringe of the vast south-west wilderness. It had been a rough night at sea, much of it spent lurching from side to side on the floor, rather than on my bunk. But the morning was blessedly calm. A glimpse of the spare, silent landscape and a deep breath of the eucalypt and brine-scented air was all it took to be instantly restored.
Read more: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/hobarts-maritime-links-run-deep-from-yacht-races-to-antarctic-expeditions/news-story/60a2786ed7a5b5214d7a31e166611255
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