Every Monday | Lakes and mountains on the platform, Sydney attractions Hawkesbury River

It was an afternoon when I didn’t know where to go. I was looking at the electronic marquee in the train station for inspiration. The Hawkesbury River jumped out the moment I looked up. Without any hesitation, I decided to go to this station. Think of a place you rarely go to, away from the crowds, anywhere.

The central coastline of the train is bound for Newcastle. With the tunnels one by one, each alternation of darkness and light will peel off the restless heart again and again, and finally put your pure self in this small station, step on the platform, the train Driving forward, you can see a river view, quiet and uncontested. In the middle of the two platforms, there is a small room, which looks like a ticketing area and a small waiting room. There are several pictures on the wall. Photos full of historical traces.

Swipe the card to get out of the station, one exit leads directly to the road, and the other exit leads to the seemingly unstable small embankment. The Australian man jumped into the boat and started the engine to start his quiet afternoon, which reminded me of being on the train. A review on Google Maps seen on: "so close to Sydney yet so not Sydney."

Go back to the exit of the station on the other side of the road. On the left is the place where you can take the ferry. The small booth selling tickets is also very cute. There is also a small cabinet at the door. This is the action book exchange area that you can see in many small corners. Put a log cabin-shaped cabinet next to the tree, put in a book, take away a book, what a lovely kindness.

Walking into the side road, through the parking lot, the first thing you see is the service center of the restaurant and the store, and then a little further, it is the pedestrian path. Along the river, along the way, there will be a Rock pool on the way, but the water that day does not look so suitable for swimming.

Someone was fishing, someone was basking in the sun, I unplugged my earphones, and suddenly found that the surroundings were surprisingly quiet, except for the occasional passing boats, the sound of the fisherman's tossing the rod, the sound of birds, and the sound of water lapping against the rocks. , I found a flat stone and sat down at random, looked at the river, looked at the boat, looked at the dog who took the owner out for a walk, and began to regret why he didn't bring beer to go out.

It was empty for a while, patted the butt and walked a little further, that is the ramp for the boat to enter the water, ordinary people use the car to bring the boat here and put it in the water, then they can drive the boat to go out to play, the smart pelican follows As long as the seagulls see a boat coming back, they will approach immediately, waiting for the fishermen to come ashore and dispose of the fish, throwing unwanted internal organs or minced meat to them to eat, and they will be reprimanded loudly if they move too slowly. You can see Woy Woy's travel notes, which have photos of feeding.

I was in a daze like this, and an afternoon passed. The train here only runs once an hour. I started to slowly move towards the train station. I saw something too colorful on a big rock, and my curiosity drove me to go there. I want to take a closer look and find that it is a stone painted with a large star. I turned to the back and wrote to take a picture of this stone and put it on your Facebook, and then hide this stone for the next tourist. I know who started the little game, but the Wyoming written on it is not too close to the Hawkesbury River. I excitedly took a photo, thinking about where to put the stone, and I had to hurry up to avoid the train time. Missed the car and finally decided to put it in a prominent place to give it a better chance of being seen. If anyone finds it, please share it with me, I think this game is super cute ^^

Key information:

- To Hawkesbury River, take the Central Coast & Newcastle Line towards Newcastle, about 1 hour 5 minutes' drive from Central Station

- You can bring a simple light to the scene to choose your favorite place for a picnic, but stay away from those birds

- There is a pavilion at the beginning of the pedestrian trail, a BBQ grill next to it, and simple amusement facilities for children to play. It is also very good to bring family and children here on weekends to put on barbecues

- The train station is a small station with a very short platform. If there are many train cars, only two doors will be opened, so listen carefully to the announcement on the train

- When I saw it that day, it seemed that there were no barrier-free facilities from the platform to the exit. People with limited mobility should pay special attention

Other Sydney city attractions can refer to the following articles

St. Mary's Cathedral

Sydney Opera House

Take a ferry to see the World Heritage Site – Cockatoo Island

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