Goat Island Heritage Tour

I worked in North Sydney and lived at McMahons Point for about 4 years... I was very lucky to have views or Sydney Harbour and the opera house, as well as all the little islands that dotted the harbour. I never once stop to think - What is on those islands...

10 years later, I finally decided to check out what had been in my back yard all those many years ago. I always was blind to Sydney's historical side. distracted by the fast pace life of the city.

I took my Mum and my Aunt with me on this walking tour of Goat Island. It was used. Like most things historic in Sydney, this island has a lot of history tie up in Convicts and military. The island was never overly inhabited, but a few houses are built here (Absolutely beautiful).

A hell of a lot of explosives were kept here on this island, that was its main use.

Its most famous use in recent history was its icon place in the Australia police drama 'Water Rats'.

It is now a part of the Sydney Harbour National Park and a protected space.

Evans Lookout

I'm perched on the end of sandstone cliffs looking out over the Grose River Valle, The sun is setting and the colours that I see in front of me begin to play tricks with my eyes and dance through the spectrum of the rainbow.

Cliffs that were just a few moments ago yellow are now flushed with hues of pink and rose. Clouds that appeared ominous and wary are now tinted with gold and purple.

We are standing at Evans look out at Blackheath. Its about a 10min drive from Katoomba. What a magical place. There is almost some prehistoric about this view. A natural landscape that has formed millions of years ago is now being taken in by me and my friend, Peter.

We just sit in silence and let the power of the view engulf us.

If you're a yogi or into meditation - This is a perfect place to centre yourself and practice.

It is a very popular look out for tourists who are driving up from Sydney (or back to Sydney) and will only take a few moments (or hours, if you become awe struck like us) of your time to stop and really appreciate how magnificent mother earth really is!

There are plenty of hiking tracks around this look out also - Excellent hiking tracks, I think most are for some-what experienced hikers, but there are smaller trails that you can walk through to take in the bushland around you.