Day 13 - 6/2/2014 - Devonport to Cradle Mountain
Well all I can say is that we were glad that we had a cabin! It allowed us to relax as much as possible. We had our own shower and toilet, and when things got rough it was good to be lying down in a comfortable bed with a TV to distract you! The trip wasn’t too bad for the first few hours crossing Port Phillip Bay, but after we went through the heads, that was when things started getting interesting.
We didn’t pass through the heads until about 10pm ish so the first few hours were relatively calm, but after that you could tell that we had hit the swell. We were on deck 7 out of 11 and our windows were constantly getting a drenching from the waves hitting the bow of the ship and then 5 or seconds later you would hear the spray hit the windows and run down the front of the ship. I couldn’t photograph it because it was too dark. You would hear the bang of the wave against the hull, and when looking out the window, you could see a white sheet of water against the sky, and then a few seconds later the water would drench the window that you were looking out. The ferry was moving up and down so much that it was a bit difficult walking around. Luckily we had had our showers earlier when we were in the calm water of Port Phillip Bay! Even when you were lying in bed it felt like you were on a roller coaster with your stomach dropping all of the time.
Here are some stats on the ferry.
We managed to get a couple of hours sleep just as we were nearing Tasmania as the land protected the path of travel a bit. We had a wake up call via the loudspeaker at 5:30am, just as we were docking in Devonport. We didn’t have a deep sleep but at least were rested. At 6am they called for people to start heading down to certain car decks. Luckily we were in the first group.
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| A tight fit! |
