Cockatoo Island

One of the Guys in the Club posted a trip to go Camping on Cockatoo Island. James and I thought it sounded like fun so we put our names down. Peter and Desiree also were free and decided to come along. We got going later in the day then we had hoped but not to worry we headed off for the train and then ferry just after 3pm. We made our way to the 4.25pm ferry and before 5pm we were on the island and setting up camp. We had decided to only book a site though we could have booked a site and tent beds chairs and torch. In hindsight next time we will take the whole package carrying all our gear was a little harder then we first thought. Oh well it is all a learning experience and turned out fine.

We settled in and then produced afternoon nibbles and then went for a walk to explore the island. It is an amazing place and has so much history to explore. We bought a bottle of wine from the cafe and did a lap of the island stopping to admire the buildings along the way.

When we got back we decided it was dinner time and set about using the free BBQ's to get dinner going. We had bought everything to make hamburgers and once they were cooked we sat over looking the water and Woolowich for the evening. The wine was opened and a fantastic drop it was. Peter and Desiree had also purchased a bottle so they enjoyed the whole experience while Ray enjoyed a cool beer.

It was very relaxing to sit listening to the water lap below us admire the city lights and watch the passing boat traffic that the night passed slowly and we even got to see some fireworks over the harbor bridge.

We got to bed and had a wonderful nights sleep. The cafe made us fantastic coffee's while James and Peter cooked bacon and eggs breakfast. We again sat and just relaxed and let time pass us by. We took the 11am ferry back and were lucky to only wait 2 minutes for a train Ray left us at central to head home. It was a hot afternoon so Peter and Desiree joined us for a swim. It was a fantastic way to end a wonderful camping experience and we would both recommend it to anyone. We will be going again so watch out for a post on here for you to join us.

Us2martins Camping on Cockatoo Island.
http://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/