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| Balmain
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| Exploring the
shores of Balmain, Birchgrove and Berry Island. |
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OK, this was called the Berry Island paddle, but I
decided to rename it to the Balmain Paddle. The paddle hasn't
changed, just the name.
On this tour we explore the
shores of the harbour to the west of Sydney Harbour Bridge
starting from Lavender Bay we head past Goat Island to the
shores of Balmain once the home industries such ship building
and a coal mining its now better known for it's expensive
waterfront real estate.
Just to the west of Goat
Island we head into Mort Bay, now home base for Sydney Ferries
and along the shores of Birchgrove past the homes of well
known actors and other Sydney identities to picturesque Snails
Bay then we cross back south near Balls Head and paddle to
Berry Island.
Berry Island now joins the mainland but
still retains it's unspoilt bushland. We can a walk around the
island reserve we'll see aboriginal middens, rock engravings
and grooves formed when stone tools were made.
From
here we paddle past Balls Head, across Berrys Bay and around
Balls Head to return to Lavender Bay.
When: On
weekends. 9:00 am to 12:30 am
Where: We'll meet
at Lavender
Bay wharf.
Cost: $90/person. Photos included
(emailed to you).
We'll run this on demand. For a
weekend we just need a group of four people. We'll limit it to
a maximum of 6 people. You can check when the next trip is running by clicking here:
Availability.
If you'd like to see some photos of the
paddle click here below:
 Gallery
6 Balmain
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