This month there have been high tides during waking hours of morning and night, and at 2 metres, the fish co-op and police ramp actually face upwards to their pontoons, and the slightly-less-than-level white tie-bar on the public wharf steps goes right under water, avoiding any embarrassment for the wharf builders who must have forgotten their spirit level that day.
On Sunday night The Brooklyn Thai Restaurant opened opposite the landmark Anglers Rest Hotel. Run by a young Thai woman, who came to Australia to study English, then met and married her Australian engineer husband, it has all the makings of becoming another landmark if the quality of the meal we had with friends on Monday is an indicator.
The food at the Hawkesbury River Marina is great as well. The breakfasts need their own blog space at another time! We can see the fishing boats come in, and know that the fresh fish there is filleted almost daily. There are crabs - both blue swimmers and "muddies" - in season, and most of the lunches are accompanied by fresh salad and delicious chips.
There are such lovely walks around Brooklyn and these will be explored in later blogs. As well as these walks, Brooklyn has its own little beach and tidal swimming pool, plus some excellent parks with barbeques and facilities. The one thing in short supply is parking, but it never seems to be too great a problem, as so many people visit by train to the Hawkesbury River Station (lots of steps), and by boat.
A delightful ferry trip can be taken aboard the "Sun" to Dangar Island and Wobby, and the Hawkesbury Explorer departs each weekday, as the riverboat postman, with passengers if they have booked, and Marine Cabs will take passengers to any water access place on the river
