Day One. Port Arthur - Eco-Cruise - Demans Cove to Surveyors (first night)

Hobart to Port Arthur (90 minute drive).

Check in at the Three Capes Track desk.

Explore Port Arthur. 
We arrived early and had a good couple of hours to explore. We will need to come back, take our time and join a guided tour. There is a very real serenity to this place that belies its harsh convict and settlement history. We marvelled at the capacity of humankind to come to a remote place, establish a settlement and penal colony but also be able construct the very important and thriving settlement.

Eco-Cruise
We made our way to the jetty to await our eco-cruise.
We got excited when we thought we were going in this baby...

That was not our boat!...this was our boat...courtesy of Pennicott Wilderness Journeys

It was a little ripper getting us close to or into the small coves around the three capes

...and finally on to the beach a Denmans Cove

From there we got the first real 'feel' of our fully loaded backpacks as we walked 4 km ( up to two hours) ascending through eucalypt woodland and coastal heath to the Surveyors cabin, for our first night.

The cabins are described as "Environmental sustainability meets comfort" and they truly are. At each site they are essentially the same set up, although in a slightly different configuration to take full advantage of the natural features at each site. The link below provides more detail:
Three Capes Track Cabins

We were warmly welcomed by our duty ranger and given a full briefing, after which we settled in for the evening, settling into our assigned room, preparing our evening meal and watching the sunset...