Day 123 - Strahan, 28th October 2025

The alarm was set for this morning as we had to be down at the boat by 8am!  It is Rach and Shauns 30th wedding anniversary and we are doing the Gordon River Cruise in luxury!!  We walked down to the pier where the boat leaves from and caught up with Sharon and Stuart.

We boarded our boat and were directed upstairs to our plush reclining seats right at the front of the boat. 


We helped ourselves to some breakfast -parfaits, danishes and fruit which we enjoyed with our coffee. This all before we even started moving. 

As the boat began cruising down the river we went out on deck to take in the view, 


and do the obligatory Titanic pose!



We were out on deck as we went through Hells  Gates where the harbour and the southern ocean meet.



Along the way we were offered delicious canapés....

...and of course, drinks. Not sure that we should have started on the sparkling at 9.30am but..it was a special occasion!



Ian was in fine form.




We went upstairs to take some pics….

…and chatted to the captain in the wheelhouse.  Not a bad office to work in.

We got off the boat at Heritage Landing and walked along the boardwalk through the temperate rainforest.



We stopped at Sarah Island where we all got off and had a tour around the island.  It was once a dreaded penal colony and there are many of the ruins still remaining. What a brutal and unforgiving place that was.









After the cruise we stopped in the gift shop as you do to do a bit or shopping and then we headed across the road to the pub for some more drinks and a few games of pool.  I was dreadful, a direct correlation from too many drinks!

We said our goodbyes to Sharon and Stuart and walked back to our caravans.  

After hot showers to warm up we played some cards and had cuppas before calling it a night.

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