Boating on the Derwent

Yesterday I went out on to the Derwent in this twin hull 5 metre boat. My brother-in-law bought it a few weeks ago and this was the first chance he had to give it a run.

We launched close to home and sped down the Derwent towards the Tasman Bridge. We stopped to throw in a fishing line but there was nothing that wanted to jump on to our hooks.

A slow trawl under the bridge, it started to get a little choppy but for once I didn't feel sea sick. I'm not a good sailor. A very pleasant and different afternoon. Unfortunately I forgot to take the camera otherwise there would have been some good shots of the Tasman Bridge and Storm Bay from the centre of the river.

Mother-in-law has been accepted in to an aged care facility, a big relief for the family and a nice place where she will receive the help she needs. Probably take another couple of weeks to finalize, then we can resume our travels.