New Tassie Ferry- sitting is hell.

Just got back.... great trip. The sun shines in winter and is warm ... yep ... short sleeves in 8 degrees.

So as a single, I opted for the sitting ticket. Way cheaper. .... and hell! I watched the 'Poo' get rained out Wednesday week ago. There are TVs all over to watch. You can sit in comfortable seats watching TV all night. I would get pretty crook doing this for too long. But you CAN'T SLEEP IN THE SEATS they allot you.

It's actually an on-board cinema that they have flogged seats for! They don't recline and you need to climb over a dozen sleeping strangers to get to the WC [which a bloke my age needs to during the night]. If you chuck violently on occasion on these trips then look out all the nearby travellers!

I ended up breaking the rules and crawling behind the back seats in a small space and getting a few hours real snooze.

Last night was a very rough crossing with all those winds. I knew that I couldn't handle it sitting so I took my handfull of pills and had the sleeping tab ready.

As it turned out, I found a way of getting a really comfortable sleeping spot, but I can't tell you lot about it because it broke the rules!

Anyway ... be ready for the unsuitable for sleeping seats if you have booked already. Lots of people move out and sleep in the public areas. They don't even provide showers for us lowly seat travellers.

Still.... go to Tassie in the winter..... it's 'cool' . Royce www.funshow.com.au