Once you’ve arrived on Bruny Island by ferry, you will drive off and head down the main road.  If you are here for birding, you will probably be staying at either Inala or Captain Cook’s depending on your budget so you need to head south.  In this post I will cover the tourist attractions and in the next post I will show you where we saw most of the birds.

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Just after leaving the ferry we saw this billboard about conserving the Swift Parrot.

First stop was the Bruny Island Smokehouse.  They sell various meats and sauces.  You can start building your artisan food picnic here.

There was some pretty amazing scenery on the drive south.  There are a couple other places to add to a Bruny Island style picnic – Get Shucked Oysters and Bruny Island Premium Wines.

Since I am fond of cheese, I wasn’t about to pass by the Bruny Island Cheese Co!  Free cheese tasting!

I love how they have these educational boards about the Swift Parrots!

Just as you enter the narrow stretch of land you will see the entrance to the Penguin Rookery.  Take note as you will want to come back here at night.

What would a picnic be without some sweet treats?  The Bruny Island Berry Farm has some delicious jams, cakes and other goodies!  Since this is the last stop for food gathering before Adventure Bay, you may want to use their picnic area.

As we came into Adventure Bay, we saw this traditional looking church.

Further down is the Bay of History and the Bligh Museum.  We got there too late so didn’t get to go inside………………birding will do that to you!