At 1050 we pulled up anchor and motor sailed toward the town of Southport (back on the mainland). We managed to get the genoa out for a short period before the wind changed direction to the nose and then disappeared. We arrived at Southport at 1300.
Southport is known as Australia’s southernmost township. In the early 1800’s Southport was Tasmania’s second largest town. Those days are long gone, and the town is now a quiet place to go and relax and fish. Southport has gorgeous white sand beaches.
Directly in front of where we had anchored is an old railway line known as the Ida Bay railway. The abandoned railway was constructed by Huon Timber Co to transport timber from their Lune River Mill to ships. In 1919 the line was upgraded and was used to transport limestone from a quarry to ships until 1975. From 1977 the State Government purchased the railway and leased it to a private business to operate as a tourist attraction. Unfortunately, the railway was closed permanently in 2018 after a carriage derailment.
My first attempt at making sourdough bread was a failure, with the loaf looking more like a log cake. The texture was dense but tasted OK when smothered in peanut butter or jam. I don’t mind a challenge so after a bit more research I started the process again beginning with the sour dough starter. This time I cooked the bread in a cast iron pot which we had on board (might be one of the reasons we have to raise the waterline) this time we had success! Georgie has put in an order for bread rolls with the next batch.
