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We push off from the jetty before dawn, launching into the water in a dreamy half-light. Shadowy headlands, coastal cliffs and eucalypts shrouded in fog glide in and out of view as we cruise down the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, the waterway between Bruny Island and the mainland of south-east Tasmania. Lines of seagulls sweep alongside us. Gerard Castles is at the wheel of his small but gutsy fishing boat, a Bar Crusher.
“It’s like a pocket battleship,” he says of his recent purchase, which replaces a tinny. Visibility is poor, the rain soft but persistent. Castles jokes that he’s like an ancient mariner, navigating by instinct. Rain flicks into the cabin as he peers through an unzipped plastic window, beanie pulled low over his head. It’s a balmy winter’s morning, 12 degrees with light winds. We’re immersed in the stuff of Tasmanian tourism brochures, otherworldly and serene. “There’s Bligh Point,” Castles says, indicating a
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Shucks! Tasmania s record-breaking seafood cruise
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A day of indulgence, perhaps over-indulgence, in Tasmania s marine bounty, deserves a wish-list place, writes
Stephanie Holmes
How many oysters do you think you could eat in one sitting? Half a dozen? A full dozen? More? On a Seafood Seduction cruise with Hobart s Pennicott Wilderness Journeys, you ll have to go a long way to beat the current record. Local legend has it that one woman once ate 124 of the slippery suckers in one six-hour journey.
Over the top? Perhaps. But you certainly won t be judged by owner Rob Pennicott, or any of his amiable crew – these cruises are all about indulgence and enjoying the freshest local seafood you re ever likely to eat, without jumping in the water to catch it yourself.