So why close a place where families can eat and enjoy the island from your cafe/restaurant. The weekend we visited, it was the October long weekend, the start of daylight savings and also still school holidays. It was a nice evening.īBQ, Kitchen and eating area for those who camp on Cockatoo Island.īefore I went to Cockatoo Island, I did some research and realised that the pizza place on the island closed at 3pm to families…YES silly really. Since we made friends with our neighbours we ended up having dinner with them as well. The island has a wonderful kitchen facility for all that stay and we used this area to cook and eat our BBQ feast. This was a good help especially with a very hot day that I did not expect. I froze the drinks so that they would stay colder longer. We also purchased some fresh bread rolls, salad and and drinks to take with us. I went shopping and got some sausages, chops (otherwise known as roast beef on the bone), and some nice bits of steak for a BBQ. So as you can see you do a lot of walking! So make sure to wear comfortable shoes. 17,480 Steps on Sunday (this was the hottest day and of course we did the most walking! The twins met a friend in the tent next to ours and ran around so they must have done well over 20,000 steps as they were running around like mad people).I wore my Fitbit Flex and I did the following steps: The beautiful sunset that we saw on Sunday the 5th of October while on Cockatoo Island. It was a hot day and the kids had fun running around and looking at the wonderful view. We did get the self-guided tour (headphones that when you enter a number it tells you about a certain area or building), we just explored and had some fun. It was good to have it there and ready for us when we arrived.Īfter we sorted ourselves out we then went off to explore the island. It was a huge tent and I am glad I did not have to carry it or put it up. The glamping tent came with camp beds, linen, towels, toiletries – soap, shampoo, conditioner and the like. The tent and amenities that were provided were wonderful. Once this was organised we relaxed a bit in our wonderful tent. Silly to have to race to do this but the place to purchase wine closes at 4pm and we had a 2pm check-in. Relax with a nice drink and watch the stunning harbour viewĪfter we arrived we organised our ice for our esky and then made sure we had wine for the evening.Kids can collect clues and colour in a book that you can get from the vistors centre.Learn about the buildings and the history.Get a tour by a guide or do a self guided tour. ![]() View of the buildings and cranes on Cockatoo Island What can you do on Cockatoo Island?
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