Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia 2000
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p: +61 2 9985 8580
Sunday 14th February 2010
Join us and celebrate Valentine’s Day & the 100th Birthday for the HMAS Parramatta.
We’ll add these little extras in today’s cruise for that special person, free Champagne during the cruise time, lovers desert and a treat to take home.
2 1/2 hour Cruise”
Departs Kangaroo Point at 11.45 returns at 2-15pm
Our piper will pipe you aboard the MV Bay Runner. After which the crew will serve lunch as we cruise up the Hawkesbury River to the HMAS Parramatta. Informative commentary en route.
The warm stirring sound of bag pipes guides us to where we will visit the HMAS Parramatta, Australia’s very first warship which now rests in peace on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. The HMAS Parramatta was built in Scotland in 1910 and was our very first new warship. Throw a flower for her and her long forgotten crew & remember all the men & women that have served our great country in wars both past and present as we play the Ode followed by the Last Post..
Relax and enjoy the view as we get piped through Milsons Passage en route to Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge.Cruise around the waters of Dangar Island, Wobby Beach, the site of antisubmarine booms of WW2.View the wonderful sandstone cliffs and caves of Eagle Rock, the gun emplacement of Flat Rock Point & the site of the Military base camp near the railway bridge.
Wear your family medals and show the respect they earned.
Bring a camera to catch that moment, and a flower to throw for our fallen.
Includes Lunch Adults $39
Ph: MV Bay Runner 9985 8580