Day 16
Left home today intending tgo go to
Maroubra because I had heard there was to be a very high tide and the surfers should
be out in force. Unfortunately after I
had crossed the city I drove into a massive thunder and lightning storm with
very heavy rain.
I quickly changed
my plans and carried on driving around to the other side of Botany Bay.
I stopped at a
place called Sylvania which I had never heard of and despite the rain it
appeared very appealing and photogenic.
Sylvania is an
affluent suburb,
in southern Sydney
some 22 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in
the Sutherland Shire. It's well known for its large
waterfront properties and restaurants.
From here I
drove to Tom Ugly’s Point to see the two road bridges that cross over the
George River.
Tom Uglys
Bridge is composed of two bridges,
completed in 1929 and 1987, that cross the river at this point.
The
1929 Pratt truss bridge is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register and
carries three lanes of northbound vehicular traffic on the Princes
Highway (A36). The 1987 concrete box girder bridge
was built to the east of the older bridge and carries the three southbound
lanes of the highway. Both bridges have shared bicycle and pedestrian pathways.
The bridges link the St George's area at Blakehurst to the Sutherland
Shire at Sylvania. The Tom Uglys Bridge is one of
three major road crossings of the Georges River.
It was soon time to head back to French's Forest as I was on baby sitting duties this evening because Alfie and Amy were going out on yet another Christmas Party. It's a hard life being a grandparent.
It was soon time to head back to French's Forest as I was on baby sitting duties this evening because Alfie and Amy were going out on yet another Christmas Party. It's a hard life being a grandparent.
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