Point 2 Point

Birkenhead Point

Birkenhead Point Visited in on 8 November 2008 Comment View on map -33.85457092829031;151.16443991661072

Looking north-west to Drummoyne Sailing Club.
Dunlop Reserve.
Looking north-east to Snapper Island with Cockatoo Island behind it.
Birkenhead Point Marina, looking south-east to Rozelle.
Monaco cum Birkenhead, yeah it wishes. Birkenhead Point Marina looking south-east to Rozelle.
Birkenhead Point Marina, looking back at Birkenhead Point and Dunlop Reserve.

Birkenhead bloody Point. Experience clouded by stupidly going into the ‘Factory Outlet’ shopping centre beforehand.

The developers have put in a niceish park at the point but hey… not much to write home about. Good view of cute Snapper Island though.

Wrights Point

Wrights Point Visited in on 8 November 2008 Comment View on map -33.842192081309335;151.1541348695755

I don't think they want us to go down there.
Looking north over the Parramatta River to Hunters Hill. Nice of them to knock down most of the house so we could actually see the view from the point.
Looking east-ish to Pulpit Point (dark tree-lined point, centre left).

The point they don’t want you to see.

Private property signs everywhere, that we didn’t notice until we were walking back. So the photo from the end of the road through the demolished house is proof of our trespass, for which we profusely apologise… but enjoy what looks like your last chance to see the view before they rebuild.

After which you’ll have to make do with the little nameless reserve to the south-east of the point. Once a landing place for the grand old house Drummoyne (c.1853) that gives the suburb its name, built by William Wright, merchant and whaler.

Five Dock Point

Five Dock Point Visited in on 8 November 2008 Comment View on map -33.84357106269752;151.14452719688416

Looking south from Howley Park into Five Dock Bay.
One of the said remaining natural 'docks' with what looks like ye olde ancient carved steps.
Yes, you guessed it. Dock number 2.
Huntleys Point Wharf and the northern abutment of the original Gladesville Bridge.
Looking north-east under the Gladesville Bridge to Huntleys Point ... almost ... the beacon is just around the corner. Hunters Hill houses in the background.
Well we didn't know that.

At the NE point of the bay there were five water worn indentations that were likened to docks, hence the name Five Dock.

Makes sense to us. They did look quite dock-like.

Slightly grubby but still very nice point with remains of the abutment of the original Gladesville Bridge staring across the Parramatta River to its sister abutment near Huntleys Point Wharf.

Could do with a right going over on Clean Up Australia Day. Get to it, Drummoyne.