Tasmanian Field Naturalists’ Club. 
Easter Camp-Out at Adventure Bay, 1 922. 
By Clive E. Lord, F.L.S. 
Around tie coasts of Tasmania there 
are many beauty spots which offer a 
haven to naturalists or other kindred 
souls to whom the call of the open is not 
made in vain. Each Easter, for 18 years 
past, the Tasmanian Field Naturalists’ 
Club has organised a camping trip to 
one or other of the coastal bays. Here 
the scientists Can pursue their studies 
amidst -v ature's realm, and the less 
scientific members can spend their time 
admiring the ways of the wild without 
probing too deeply into its secrets. 
Various localities have been visited, 
and the romance of the state’s early 
history gives an added interest to such 
camping sites as Adventure Hay, Fort 
Arthur, and Kaglehawk Neck; whilst 
for charm of scenery, Wineglass Bay, 
on Freyrinet Fcninsula (“The Schout- 
eiis"). will ever be remembered. It was 
here in 1014 that the record camp of 
one hundred members was held. The war 
era am! the resultant economic position, 
however, have had their effect on the 
cluli's activities, add it has been found 
impossible to charter a steamer and 
have her at our dispoai for the whole of 
the holidays. Within recent years, there¬ 
fore, the club lias had to conduct its 
camps nearer home, hast year Adventure 
Bay was ehosen, and the locality proved 
so suitable that, in response to the ex¬ 
pressed desire of many members, the 
committee decided to hold the camp ther e 
again this year. Tne success of the camp 
justified the selection. 
For many weeks before Easter the 
organisation work was in progress, as 
there are many details to be arranged be¬ 
fore a large camp can lie held, and on 
Wednesday morning, April 12, the ad¬ 
vance party of eleven members set out 
to prepare the camp for the main party 
who were to follow on Thursday evening. 
The s.s. Togo arrived off the camp site— 
Fast Cove, in Adventure Bay soon after 
midday, and the work of getting the 
camp impedimenta ashore immediately 
commenced. Owing to a strong westerly 
breeze, accompanied by rain squalls, the 
work was one of difficulty, especially when 
landing the luggage ami 1st the breakers 
on the shore. Whilst a section of the 
party assisted with the unloading, 
another section made a start to erect a 
few of the tents in order to provide 
shelter. Owing to the fact, that the 
creek was in flood, it became' necessary 
to carry a small dingy into the creek, and 
with the aid of several long battens and 
table topi a rough bridge was improvised, 
and the camp material carried across. 
Fortunately the rain gradua'ly passed off, 
and except for a few -bower- lift] • itron- 
venience was expericn el during the ion- 
struction of the camp. By the time 
dar -ness fell about a third of the tents 
had been erected, and a halt was callc 1 
until next. day. The evening meal was 
appreciated by all, and “blanket bay” 
was sought early. On the following 
morning the noisy notes of the wattle- 
birds were heaul in the banksias around 
the camp, and soon after sunrise billies 
were l.eing boiled for the early morning 
nip of tea. The camp site was the same 
as last year, with the exception that the 
large dining tent and camp kitchen 
were erected further to the oast, and the 
club is once again indebted to -Mr. Dor- 
loir for permission to camp on his pro¬ 
perty. 
East Cove is the small sandy bay at 
the eastern end of Adventure Bay. At 
its western end there are sand dunes 
rising from 1 h - sea beach, whilst half-way 
along Providence Rivulet cuts into the 
send dunes, and then turns to the east, 
eventually reaching the *ea at the 
