Australia holidays: A small ship heritage cruise around Tasmania

By Briar Jensen
NZ Herald·
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Australia holidays: A small ship heritage cruise around Tasmania
Odalisque owner Pieter van der Woude takes guests up Melaleuca inlet, as part of the itinerary on a small-ship Tasmanian expedition cruise. Photo / Briar Jensen

A flash of electric-blue distracts us from the fractured quartzite cliffs mirrored in the tea-coloured waters of Davey Gorge. The azure kingfisher alights on a branch beside us, seemingly unperturbed by our outboard and frantically clicking cameras.

In an explosion of indigo and orange feathers, it plunges into the water

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