Adventures in Sydney: Kurnell

Last weekend, my boyfriend and I headed down south to Kurnell. Kurnell is where Captain Cook first landed in 1770 and thus triggered the whole process of European settlement. Despite it being such an important place, I had never visited! The general areas is a bit odd; Botany Bay houses Sydney's (very small) port and Kurnell is also home to Caltex's giant oil refinery.

Another weekend, another picnic.

Made a little friend - as always don't feed the wildlife.

We did the walk from the picnic area to Cape Solander. It was a very easy walk (2km each way) and it was just lovely to be back in nature. Well minus the constant stream of planes taking off and landing.








Not a massive fan of my Sigma lens; the slowness of the AF is frustrating and manual focus is odd as there is no hard stop. It goes on and on and on...





Cape Solander is named after Swedish botanist Daniel Solander who arrived at Botany Bay with Captain Cook. It is apparently one of the best whale watching spots, although we didn't see any whales that day. What we did see was quite a few people carrying a carton of beer. I overheard this young woman comment, "I don't like how the rocks have formed". I guess she better write a letter to Mother Nature.




All it needs is someone to sit on the edge - I think a definite Instagram worthy shot.