Fathers’ Day. A great start to the day, walking from Mowbray Rd to near the Hunters Hill Hotel before lunch at Skiffies At The Spit with kids +
Gorgeous weather again.
East Ryde to Hunters Hill
Posted: September 4, 2016 in Sydney HarbourTags: sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walk, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
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Riverview to East Ryde
Posted: August 27, 2016 in Sydney Harbour, WalkingTags: Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, walk, walking inner Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Another beautiful Sydney day… spring is coming!
A great walk from Riverview school, around some very extravagant houses at Linley Point with amazing views of the harbour, through bushland up the Lane Cove River to Mowbray Rd.
Just bnelow Carisbrook House carisbrookhouse.com.au near Riverview School
Looking south from Linley Pt across the river to Hunters Hill High
Massive houses with amazing views being built at Linley Point
Massive houses with amazing views of the city being built at Linley Point
Linley Point
Bush track from Linley Point all the way to Mowbray Rd
Bush track from Linley Point all the way to Mowbray Rd
Bush track from Linley Point all the way to Mowbray Rd Looking north towards Mowbray Rd
Nice reflections over a polluted stream near the new Meriton apartments on Epping Rd
Canterbury to Rookwood
Posted: August 22, 2016 in bicycle, WalkingTags: cycle, cycleway, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
A beautiful, late winter’s day; a bike ride along the cycleway beside the Cooks River from Canterbury north to Rookwood, towards Homebush Olympics site, and back.
But seriously, fishing in this pretty polluted river? Hope he doesn’t have a seafood restaurant!
Drummoyne to Canada Bay
Posted: August 14, 2016 in Inner West, Sydney HarbourTags: cycle, cycleway, inner west, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walk, walking inner Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Beautiful sunny Sunday morning for a bike ride around the waterfront of the inner west, through Drummoyne, Russell Lea, Chiswick, Abbotsford, Five Dock and Canada Bay.
Past the site of the old Nestle Factory too.The original house is still there as you can see in the pics below.
Riverview to Northwood
Posted: August 8, 2016 in Inner West, Sydney Harbour, WalkingTags: ferry, inner west, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Displayed in various places around St Ignatius’ College, Riverview are signs advising that they welcome visitors to enjoy walking through their grounds. What a pleasant surprise!
We started below the college and walked up through the bush to the top ovals, then made our way through the grounds past beautiful, quiet, contemplative spaces down to the river.
A path along the riverfront, past various rowing boat sheds, sailing clubs, scout halls, parks, marshy swamp and ferry wharves eventually leads to and links up with streets in Northwood.
Top of Riverview
Gorgeous little shed in the gardens.
Great place to sit and be quiet. Overlooking the river
Great place to sit and be quiet. Overlooking the river
The original old building
Historic path that joins the College to the boatshed and the river. Built by the original land owner before it was a school.
Boat shed
Looking east towards the city
Looking east towards the city
The site of the original well on the estate.
The site of the old Tambourine Bay Baths
Gorgeous old house in Stuart St, Longueville.
Rowing boat shed, looking across to Marist Sisters College, Woolwich.
Boatshed. Get your own scull out of the club without security issues.
Greenwich to Northwood
Posted: July 30, 2016 in Sydney HarbourTags: Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, weekend, Weekends in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
An early start before a busy weekend with things to do, places to be and people to see.
A short walk along through some streets and bush tracks, no waterfront.
We are definitely making progress!
A really pretty, beautifully maintained, walk through the bush from the end of Ford St to Bob Campbell Oval
Love this tree root.
Looking across to Woolwich
Pyrmont/ANZAC Bridge to Harbour Bridge
Posted: July 24, 2016 in Sydney HarbourTags: inner west, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney History, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, walk, walking inner Sydney, weekends, Weekends in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Chilly!
After parking, we walked to the base of the ANZAC Bridge where we had walked some weeks ago and walked around the water’s edge to the bridge, completing that bit of the loop.
Breakie at Zebra Lounge along the way, and a coffee on one of the finger wharves before walking past the new Barangaroo urban development, we finished up at The Rocks where Sydney’s annual Aroma Coffee festival was running.
Great day.
ANZAC Bridge, where the old Glebe Island Bridge is/was.
Pirrama Park, near Flying Fish restaurant
New buildings between king St Wharf and Barangaroo
Cardboard architecture… I guess because this is temporary, waiting for the new casino to be built??
New buildings between king St Wharf and Barangaroo
Coffee along the way in the Jones Bay Wharf area
Aroma coffee festival in The Rocks
Waverton to Woolwich
Posted: July 18, 2016 in Sydney StreetsTags: Local, Sydney, walk, walking sydney, weekend, weekends
We started with breakfast at The Coal Loader Cafe. in Balls Head Rd at Waverton, where we were a few weeks ago.
Beautiful spot – have to remember this as a venue for a 60th or similar.
From there we headed west, making our way around Balls Head Bay and Oyster Cove, around Berry Island Reserve and on towards Greenwich above the fuel tanks at Gore Cove, some of which have been removed, but some are still in use today, pumping fuel from here to Clyde near Parramatta.
Coal Loader Cafe to Greenwich Rd
Coal Loader Cafe. Lovely.
Coal Loader Cafe
Old wharf fallen into disrepair at Waverton below the Coal Loader Cafe
Old street signs art installation below the Coal Loader Cafe
Looking west towards Wondakiah Dr
Tunnel under the old Coal Loader site
Oyster Cove at the end of Wondakiah Dr at Waverton. Dense housing around, but lots of parkland maintained. Nice!
Remnant of the old gasworks at Oyster Cove at the end of Wondakiah Dr at Waverton. Dense housing around, but lots of parkland maintained
Berry Island – the point where land was filled to connect it to the mainland and make it no longer an island as such,
Berry Island
Berry Island
Looking back towards the Coal Loader
At the point off Berry Island
Along the path between Berry Island and Greenwich
Along the path between Berry Island and Greenwich
Hollaway Park
Hollaway Park, at the end of Vista St. Beautiful little park with a view
Vista St Greenwich
THE spot to watch the fireworks in Sydney! Greenwich Rd, above Gore Cove.
Ryde Bridge to Gladesville
Posted: July 17, 2016 in Sydney HarbourTags: breakfast, cafe, Coffee, ferry, inner west, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, weekend, weekends, what to do in Sydney
Overcast and showery for a walk today through Putney towards Gladesville.
A real mix of houses, some beautiful, some ugly, others huge and some obviously just sitting on a goldmine by the water and refusing to waste a cent on any renovation or work before selling for demolition in the future.
Who knew that the original James Squire Bewery, Australia’s first brewery, was in Ryde, eh? Well, Putney. Where the red spot is below.
A lot of this walk was along the waterfront and through parks… nice.
Hunters Hill to Huntleys Cove
Posted: June 30, 2016 in Sydney HarbourTags: ferry, inner west, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walk, walking inner Sydney, weekend, weekends, Weekends in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Lovely afternoon sun for a walk through a historic part of Hunters Hill.
How ridiculous there are no apostrophes in place names any more because people don’t know how to use them. Grrr
Beautiful historic houses
The old school mistress’s house for Hunters Hill school
Playing fields at Hunleys Cove
Looking east from Hunleys Cove
Looking west from Hunleys Cove
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