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Sydney has more to offer travelers from the Opera House and Bondi Beach. Just an hour south of the city is the Royal National Park. One of the national parks oldest in the world and home to the cliffs, tranquil rivers and acres of bush waiting to be explored. Black cockatoos fly overhead, white cockatoos gather in the treetops, rose cockatoos [Galahs call in Australia], congregate below. A paradise for bird watchers, all kinds of parrots care with free offers of food and pursue lyrebirds remote regions of the park. You probably will not find a koala, but the lucky individual could get to see a fox, echidna or wombat and more than likely to be the telltale sign of deer.
Kurnell, south side of Botany Bay and north of the Real, is the birthplace of modern Australia: the destination of Lieutenant James Cook. James Cook is one of the world's most famous and certainly most well-traveled early explorers. Cook and his crew conducted three trips into the unknown, the discovery and mapping of the east coast of Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, other Pacific island who came all the way and the Northwest Passage.
Botany Bay and the Royal National Park, the creation excellent viewing point to observe the whales and ships access to the cliffs and beaches, seemingly far from the crowds. The whales migrate north each June and July to breed in warmer waters and is relatively easy to get close enough [but still land] for some good pictures and a great experience. Just seeing these wonderful animals glide through the water, increased breathing and sink to the depths of silence is an impressive new moment of inspiration!
Cronulla with its golden beaches and pounding waves also provides protected entry and entry into the port of Hacking, a safe haven for boats and other vessels, and a natural area to experience our wonderful native birds and sea creatures. A simple trip out on the water can catch a fish or experience of a lifetime as a pair of whales or dolphins come to follow the local transport service from Cronulla to Bundeena. Fairy Penguins used to be common in bays and although now sadly gone from our shores can still see if you are very lucky and very attentive. Port Hacking also provides access to the river system that leads to the Park National Real Hacking across the river – more places to swim, picnic and fish and fishing, an ancient walled Aborigines. The Botany Bay and Port Hacking's region is part of the nation Dharawal Aboriginal Hacking the area being home to people Gweagal. The evidence of their lifestyle, once thriving, is yet available in the form of rock carvings and deposits. The best known sizes, thousands of years are at the end of Jibbon Beach at the southern end of Port Hacking.
The area also boasts a flourishing arts community, restaurant, bar and nightclub scene, so there is always something to do.
All this is easily within reach of the city by train or car. If you are coming to Sydney or planning a trip to Australia, do not forget to look a little further than the excursions usual tourist. I promise, expect a great adventure!
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