Sydney to Parramatta ferry trip on the MV Dawn Fraser
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- Ferry trip from Circular Quay in Sydney’s city center to the Western Suburban city Parramatta on Sydney Ferries’ RiverCat vessel MV Dawn Fraser, Also includes some photos I took during my 5 hour visit to Parramatta and the trip back on the RiverCat Shane Gould
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I love Sydney and miss Parramatta
When I lived in Parramatta many years ago, there were plans galore about starting up a ferry service. I'm glad it finally came to something. Great video.
Thanks for watching it
Ex Parra boy myself. Sadly I moved away and have missed this. It would go right past my old backyard Ahhhhhh!!!!!
I went to Westfield Parramatta by train last month. Thanks for the great video. Loved it 👍🏻😊
For me personally, this is the most interesting video so far. During my very brief stay in Sydney, I did catch ferries to Taronga Zoo and to Manley. Never occurred to go up river and there looks to be loads to explore inland there!
Nice ferry trip
The Government House in the park was not a 'country retreat'. It was the original Government House in early colonial days. The seat of government was later moved down to near the Sydney CBD as it grew in importance. Parramatta was originally seen as the centre, with Sydney as the port. It had suitable fields for growing crops (one of the bridges shown is James Ruse Drive, commemorating a convict who first successfully grew wheat in the colony). It's also the head of navigation, so approachable by boat from the East, and having fresh water just to the West. Sydney sprawls so far to the west that Parramatta is now very close to the centre of the metropolitan area.
Loved the inclusion of the pictures of your destination.
Nice inland ferry ride, Thanks for the video.
Harbour starts where the Lane Cove river and Parramatta river meet, near Cockatoo Island,
No crocodiles, the Drop Bears have killed them off.
Another great video from Sydney.Thank you.
Good to see you 'Down Under' mate on one of Sydney's rare overcast days. Shane Gould and Dawn Frazer (both still around) were icons of Australian swimming. I spent all my school years and Adult Education in Parramatta, good to see the Woolpack , where I've had the odd schooner (large glass of draught beer), is still there . Parramatta means " Where the eels lie" in the local aboriginal language .Hope the sun appears so you can truly appreciate the sparkling harbour.
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It had cleared up a bit the next day when I went to Manly, Thanks for watching
That was awesome! I have never been to Parramatta, but intend to do so sometime. Thanks so much for letting us take the ride along with you. I thoroughly enjoyed this!
It's just like a train on the water! Each stop even looks like a railway station
Nicely done! Thanks for sharing.
Really great video - thanks. Would love to go down to Sydney.
Nice video! You sure get about, great hobby to have.
Great video! Reminds me of many trips to phantastic Sydney!
very very great
It's a shame it's such an overcast day. Sydney is spectacular from the water when the sun is out.
I Like the rivercats
Very informative and thorough
That's Amazing !! I ve been on one of them but only to Manly cheers Great video
Good to see you in the great land of OZ!
Really good job
Seem to remember being told that the crocs started at around Rockhampton QLD and north when I was out there.
Think there have been a few unconfirmed siteings in the past.
Confirmed Sightings as far south as Mary river, Maryborough QLD afaik.
Great work I enjoy your videos ...bit of an overcast day for you though. Still better than frying in the heat! No crocs maybe the odd shark of two. Beware the falling drop bears though.
Glad you like it, thanks for watching
no crocs...but heaps of sharks!
just to let you know the harbour ends around sydney olympic park and starts right after
Great walk. If you want to contunue the journey i just did a photowalk from the new parra ferry boardwalk. Thanks
greate
Isn’t cockatoo island haunted?
It's "city cenTRE, nor center" and the date format is not Month /day (as per your comments early on) ..... it's day/month ..... e.g. 13 March.
Otherwise, great camera -work !!!
Good thing it was sunny
No salties this far south, Qld. & NT are where you will find them, if you really want to.
Thanks for your response
Thanks for the Australian ferry ride! Great and interesting film! Thanks for sharing!
I published a film about the Gothenburg Älv-Snabben ferry line two days ago if you want to have a look.
czcams.com/video/GV8hGN8SyP0/video.html
Greetings from a today rainy Gothenburg and have a nice Sunday!
These Rivercats are being withdrawn… they’ll all be gone by 2026 so by riding one you’re in the history books now
Why is it called Circular Quay? It doesn't seem to be circular
While it is now 'squared off', in sailing days it was originally semi-circular in shape. The "Semi-Circular Quay" was used to describe it. It got shortened to Circular Quay and the name stuck. It's not totally irrelevant as the rail line serving it is on the 'City Circle'. Trains from some suburban lines go into the City Circle (five mostly underground stations in the city centre) from Central and circle back through Central in both directions to form services on a complementary set of lines. (e.g. T2 services become T8 services, and vice versa, as they go through it)