The east coast
Tasmania,
slowly
Not a top-ten list. Just the places we go when we've got a free morning and the wind is behaving.
(01)
Water
Waubs Bay
At the end of the street from The Seakeeper. Flat, clear, good for a morning dip.
The Blowhole
Go at high tide with a southerly running. Stand further back than you think.
Redbill Beach
Long, empty, and the local surf break at the northern end.
Mays Beach
Below Salt House. Your private entry into Frederick Henry Bay.
(02)
Walks
Whalers Lookout
Twenty minutes up, the whole town and coastline laid out below.
Douglas-Apsley
Dry forest, a swimming hole, and almost nobody else on the track.
Mays Point
Rolling hills from Salt House, sea eagles overhead, the bay on one side.
Wineglass Bay
An hour south into Freycinet. Leave early, take water.
(03)
Surf
Outside Mays
Around the corner. Super fast, fast and hollow — good luck.
Mays
Around the corner, a long right-hand point wrapping down the coast.
Inside Mays
Visible from Salt House accommodation and Salt Gang Sauna Lauderdale.
Lauderdale Point
A short walk from Salt House. Sandy bottom with a long right-hand point.
Seven Mile Point
Fifteen minutes down the road, another long right-hand point.
(04)
Table
Governor's
Bicheno’s morning coffee. The kind of place that remembers your order.
Brine
Lauderdale. Coffee in the morning, martini as the bay turns silver.
Seafood
Buy local oysters, share them by the sea, take a blanket, watch the sun set.
Wine
The east coast vineyards are a lazy day trip north or south.