Who would believe that we could find yet another interesting track, another place to go but this we did today, again on the Magazines Track, named for the Magazines buildings which were the storage facilities for merchants’ explosives from 1915 to 1974. These buildings were crucial for storage of explosives used for public works such as the Sydnery Harbour Bridge and also used by the Australian Navy during World War II . Although our track led us close and above the Magazine buildings they are best viewed from the other side of Bantry Bay as there is no access at all as they are fenced off by barbed wire.
At the beginning of the walk it was pretty much down hill, steep down hill too, most of the way on a rocky path on a rocky hill with fairly dense vegetation. We crossed Bates Creek quite easily although it looked quite forbidding. The track was well signposted . After the creek crossing the service trail morphed into a narrow track where we faced a bit of scrambling plus very careful foot work. Muscles were tested, balance was tested, legs were tested. A very good walk. Huffy Puffy good.
Coffee (and eclairs) at Killarney Heights - le Parisiene Cafe followed by a browse in The Shoe Shop once upon a time the famous shoe shop in Northbridge.
Walkers: Pippa, Jane, Marie-Claire, Moira, Wendy, Donna, Carolle
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