Biggest suprise packet point so far. We were unaware of the reopened North Head Quarantine Station, whose wharf is as close as you can get to Cannae Point (from land).
‘Q Station’ now offers a moving and informative exhibition (had no idea Sydney had a bubonic plague outbreak), themed tours, accommodation, a restaurant and a free shuttle bus to boot (with a very happy tour guide / driver).
The quarantine signal mast stands on the double-humped point.
North Head is one of the first sites of contact between the Aboriginal communities and the First Fleeters. It is also the site of the kidnapping of Bennelong, Colebee and Arabanoo and the spearing of Governor Phillip.
Murray Cox
Feb 13, 07:31 PM #
Nice spot, went there yesterday by boat, swam ashore to meet some friends, no kidnapping or spearing or contagions. We then swam across the Harbour to Camp Cove. Swimming the coast of Sydney, on the weekend, like your mob, it’s a way to see the town.