The morning started early for Andy as he set out for his morning run of 10k, before we left Port Arthur at 8.30am and our return to Hobart for Saturdays Salamanca market.

On the way back to Hobart we stopped to take some photos at Norfolk Bay and Dunalley Bay where there wasn’t a soul around and the scale of the surroundings takes your breath away.

We managed to get back to Hobart for 10am and joined the throng of people working their way around the 300 stalls that make up the Salamanca market. It’s an array of Tasmanian produce, be that food, drink (lots of vodka, whiskey, wine, cider and beers….) as well as clothing, books and their authors as well as every possible item you never knew you needed!

The place was packed and clearly is a real draw to the city each Saturday. We both enjoyed trying a few treats, fudge, popcorn and nougat as well as the local gins and vodkas….

Two hours later, we were all ‘marketed’ out and took our final walk around the docks and the floating seafood stalls and barges, before holding our nerve and not getting fish & chips for lunch, instead we got back in the camper and headed the 50 miles up the East Coast to Swansea.

By mid afternoon we arrived in Swansea and took a stroll on the beach and soaked in the sea air. It’s a small place, blessed with a beautiful beach and also a great cafe for fish and chips!

We decided to treat ourselves and enjoyed the Horny Cray’s finest Hake and chips. Not bad for 16 dollars and a great view looking out across the beach.

The day finished with a great camping ground find, a free site a few miles north of Swansea looking out across King Bay on one side and Dolphin Sands on the other. With a beer in his hand Andy couldn’t have been any happier.

Tomorrow we are off to Coles Bay and then the infamous Wineglass Bay, involving a hike through Freycinet National Park and a walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout, before a 1,000 steps descend to the beach below.