last weekend, we visited Cockatoo Island for the first time and had a picnic brunch with the Chaus and the Chans. Cockatoo Island has been on my mind for awhile because of its name. i always thought the only way to get there is by catching a ferry from Circular Quay. turns out, we could catch a ferry from Woolwich (which is 30 minutes away) and Cockatoo Island is only 5 minutes away from there.
there are streets parking within walking distance to Woolwich wharf and we managed to find a good parking spot too. it was a really sunny day last Sunday. lucky there is a huge shaded area facing the water where we could set up our picnic rugs. i was hoping to take a walk with boo to check out the rest of the island but it was way too sunny. we settled with just a walk around the camp sites next to the picnic area.
boo had a chance to play with 'Nach Nach' - Lachlan, who is 5 months older than him. they've seen each other many times but they are both too shy. i wish they wouldn't take so long to warm up to each other because by the time they warmed up to each other, it was time to go home.
we spent about 3 hours on the island, watching the boys play together (i.e. in parallel to each other), we blew bubbles, we watched boats, yachts and ferry go past and boo also spotted a family of ducks with six little ducklings. he was very fascinated by them. as we were catching the ferry back to Woolwich wharf, i said to Jim that we should go back again one day for a family day out to check out the rest of the island. maybe next winter, on a sunny day.
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