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| Tasman Sea coast Bruny Island . acrylic paint by Peter Kreet. |
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| Return of the gulls. Bruny Island. by Peter Kreet. |
Bruny
Island.
Each morning
as I watch the raising sun hit the far wall of my bedroom, I only have to turn ninety
degrees in my bed, to catch sight of North Bruny. Over the last twenty odd years of
living here, I have never tired of looking out across the d’Entrecasteaux Channel
at this wonderful island. Several times a year, I make the pilgrimage by the
ferry to the island , to draw, and paint. On occasions, I will venture out onto
the water in a crayfish boat, or what ever is at hand to view the rocky Tasman
Sea coast from the ocean, that stretches away behind me for thousands of miles to
South America.
The island in fact is two islands joined
together by a sandy isthmus, that serves the duel purpose of joining North and
South Bruny together, and acts as a major breeding ground for the local inhabitants,
the fairy penguins. At night, particularly with the aid of a full moon it is
possible to watch these little fellows, fully dressed for dinner return from the sea to
their burrows they have built into the sand banks. The island has few permanent
residents, mostly people with skills that make it possible to earn a living
without having to clock in every morning. There is also a large number of
shackies, who spend their weekends in holiday shacks right across the island
Island once removed. Bruny Island. by Peter Kreet.
Gull rockery, Bruny. by Peter Kreet
At low tide
it is possible to walk along the rocky ocean foreshore, and examine natures
sculptural efforts. Carved out over the centuries by the pounding force of the
sea. This coast line was first charted by Able Tasman in 1642, long before any
one was interested in Terra Australis. History also confirms that the infamous Captain
Bligh Planted the first Tasmanian apple tree on the island. Little realising
the future importance of this modest fruit to the local economy. Later the
French explorer Bruny d’Enttecasteaux bestored his name on both island and
channel.
Taylors Beach. Bruny, Channel side. by Peter Kreet.
The Bruny Coast. by Peter Kreet.
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