{"id":1385,"date":"2012-07-22T11:22:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T01:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.lewisdrafting.com.au\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2012-08-07T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T05:50:59","slug":"dunalley-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=1385","title":{"rendered":"Barilla Bay Oysters and Dunalley , Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We spent a relaxing time exploring the tiny Dunalley, a quaint fishing village built around man-made Denison Canal, which has a swing bridge for road traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dunalley<\/strong> connects Forestier Peninsula with the rest of Tasmania. It is enroute to Port Arthur and well known for fresh seafood.<\/p>\n<p>Denison Canal was hand-dug between 1901 and 1905. The swing bridge allows boats easy access between the two bays and local legend has it that the \u2018toll\u2019 to the gatekeeper is a bottle of beer. We enjoyed the open countryside and stunning waterways. Mal&#8217;s goal when he picks up his boat soon from the Gold Coast, is to take the boat on a trip for a few days, leaving from South Arm (3 minutes from our home) and travel through the Dunalley Canal to Marion Bay and up to Maria Island.<\/p>\n<p>We ended the day, visiting Barilla Bay oysters for dinner. A fine way to end the day. 30 oysters varying from <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Kilpatrick with Barilla Bay\u2019s own Worcestershire sauce<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Spinach &amp; parmesan mornay<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Thai flavours<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Tempura battered with guacamole<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and of course delicious natural. Barilla Bay is not far from our home so we are frequent visitors.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.barillabay.com.au<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1386\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1386\" title=\"Port Arthur 001\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-001-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-001-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-001.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dunalley Canal....the bridge lifts up to let the boats through<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1387\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1387\" title=\"Port Arthur 002\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-002-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-002-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-002.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Eagle stands guard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1388\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1388\" title=\"Port Arthur 003\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-003-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-003-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-003.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beautiful Dunalley Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1390\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-0051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1390\" title=\"Port Arthur 005\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-0051-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-0051-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-0051.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fishing at Dunalley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1391\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1391\" title=\"Port Arthur 007\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-007-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-007-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-007.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking towards nearby Pirates Bay...left click on the photo for a better look<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1392\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1392\" title=\"Port Arthur 008\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-008-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-008-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-008.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for a fishing day at Pirates Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1393\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" title=\"Port Arthur 009\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-009-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-009-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Port-Arthur-009.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boat sheds at Pirates Bay waiting for summer to arrive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1429\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Barilla-Bay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1429\" title=\"Barilla Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Barilla-Bay-300x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Barilla-Bay-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Barilla-Bay.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">pictures from barillabay.com.au  left  click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/B-B-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1431\" title=\"B B 2\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/B-B-2-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/B-B-2-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/B-B-2.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barilla Bay Oysters......a great spot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent a relaxing time exploring the tiny Dunalley, a quaint fishing village built around man-made Denison Canal, which has a swing bridge for road traffic. Dunalley connects Forestier Peninsula with the rest of Tasmania. It is enroute to Port Arthur and well known for fresh seafood. Denison Canal was hand-dug between 1901 and 1905. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=1385\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Barilla Bay Oysters and Dunalley , Tasmania<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurants","category-tasmania"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1385"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1395,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385\/revisions\/1395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}