Hobart
Adventure Bay
Seafaring History and Beautiful Views
Bruny Island Road
Adventure Bay, TAS 7150
Nearest Train: One hour drive from central Hobart including car ferry from Kettering.
Phone: +61 3 6267 4494
Besides being a beautiful bay with lovely views from a central lookout, it is steeped in the sailing history of the area. First sighted by Abel Tasman in 1642, and described as a favourable landing spot, the bay was used as an anchorage for Tobias Furneaux in H. M. S. "Adventure". Furneaux then named the bay in 1773. Captain Cook visited the bay in 1777 with the H. M. S. "Resolution". Captain Bligh (of mutiny fame) visited the bay in 1788. His shipboard botanist planted a number of fruit trees, including what is said to be the first apple trees in Tasmania.
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