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Hawkesbury River

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Just north of Sydney, nestled in the greenest of hills and bushland, you’ll find the iconic Hawkesbury River. This is one of Australia’s longest freshwater rivers, not to mention one of the most beautiful! It winds its way around bush landscapes, houseboats, and farmers. Sample great seafood, swim in the shimmering reflection of the river, hike along the riverbank, or just sit back and listen to the warbling of magpies and kookaburras! All this, and just a one hour train ride from Sydney!

Top Ten Destinations of 2015

December 31, 2015admin1 comment

And so, 2015 hath come to a sudden if not abrupt end. This year just flew by, did it not? And in the time it did came another year of exciting adventures to many wonderful places; some near and some far. Before this year expires and we transition into 2016, let us recount the top ten highlights of 2015 and all the most memorable moments, shall we? 10) Amagansett...

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My Day With Dangar Dave (Part III): Island Neighborhood

September 23, 2015admin1 comment

After being invited into the red and green warren that was Dangar Dave’s home, it was time to see more of this bucolic slice of paradise in New South Wales. David, his lovely wife Rowena, and their cat, Lucy, were prepared to show me around their island neighborhood. We began with a little trip to the beach which was just behind their home. It just lovely...

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My Day with Dangar Dave (Part II): A Rabbitohs Warren in the River

September 15, 2015admin

Our tinnie coasted up the Hawkesbury River towards the pier at Dangar Island. The last time I saw this part of the Hawkesbury River was back in 2013 when I rode the ferry around the river. Suffice it to say, I was really excited to explore more of the Hawkesbury on foot. With the exception of Wondabyne and Brooklyn, I hadn’t seen much of the region other...

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Bunny in Berowra (Part I): Chase through Kuring-gai Chase

September 14, 2015admin

There’s nothing like being in the middle of nature. It reaffirms your senses, reconnects you with what lies beneath your feet, and gives you a sense of comfort. Once more, it also tests you. Anyone can walk on two feet and venture off, but it takes both courage, conviction, and a heightened sense of where you are to really see what you are made of. If you...

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My Day with Dangar Dave (Part I): Ahoy, Dangar Dave!

September 11, 2015admin1 comment

If there are two things that I always make time for whenever I am in Sydney, one is the Hawkesbury River and the other are the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Of course, the former exists up north between Manly and Newcastle while the latter sits below downtown Sydney near Mascot, Coogee, and Redfern. Where the twain shall meet is on Dangar Island, a small residential...

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Walkabout in Wondabyne (Part III): Bunny in the Bush

November 28, 2014admin2 comments

In front of me was Mullet Creek in all of its shimmering, azure glory. Behind me, a thicket of trees, shrubs, rocks, flora, and fauna in the Australian wilderness. Or to put it another way: the bush. This land has been whimsically romanticized by Blinky Bill has a fanciful home for Australia’s furry friends, a place where danger and uncertainty lurks about...

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Walkabout in Wondabyne (Part II): A Dip in the River, sort of…

November 27, 2014admin

Wondabyne. It had taken me nearly 10 years to finally set foot on this tiny platform, but here I was! Just before I disembarked the Sydney-bound train, I asked the train manager in the last carriage about the train coming back. “Thanks, mate!” I said in a cheerful tone. “If I wanna get another train back, just flag the train down?” I asked...

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Walkabout in Wondabyne (Part I): Wrong Way in Woy Woy

October 19, 2014admin

Back in 2005, the movie Oyster Farmer introduced me to the idyllic and beautiful Hawkesbury River region; a place that very few American tourists to the land down under had ever seen, let alone have ever heard about. During the film, there is a scene where Alex O’Lachlan’s character, Jack Flange, disembarks the train at Wondabyne, a tiny platform on the...

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The Hawkesbury River Part IV: Anklebiters on a Floating School Bus

November 9, 2013admin

With my stomach full from lunch, and the day still sunny and warm, I headed down towards the edge of the Hawkesbury River Marina to do something I neglected to do the first time I was here in 2009: take a ferry ride up the river! I remember a small pier and shelter box next to the railroad tracks, where I remember also seeing a small barge; it looked vaguely like...

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The Hawkesbury River Part III: Remember to Bring Your Swimsuit!

November 5, 2013admin1 comment

And so, we return to the present: September of 2013 in the town of Brooklyn, NSW, Australia. I was most fortunate to come back to this idyllic region, especially on such a sunny, warm day! No really, it was one those days that only existed in the minds of daydreams, children, or the animal denizens of the bush. The sky, an azure blanket accompanied by a warm...