Day 1 Melbourne to Devonport Trip to Tasmania 7th March 2011

We left home early and headed into Port Melbourne about a 40 minute drive from home to board the Spirit Of Tasmania by 9am, we were there before the designated 7:30am load time and queued on the wharf waiting to drive on board.

After sitting in the queue for an hour or so at dawn we were soon moving and getting our boarding passes from security.

Then queue up for another 1/2 hour on the docks at dawn.

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Then finally on board

Boarding video

                                                                                                                                                          
After taking note of our garage level so we could find the car again at Devonport we ventured upstairs for the long day crossing Bass Strait

Leaving Melbourne

On board Spirit Of Tasmania 1

Up on Deck

Enjoying the cruise

 

Breakfast eww

Heading out into Bass Strait

Passing the sister ship Spirit Of Tasmania 2

Approaching Devonport

Our accomodation for the night

After a long day at sea it was straight to our accommodation that was to be for the next 2 nights and a good nights sleep.