Today, it was back to reality and having to get some chores done. We had originally planned on only dinghying to Cammeray Marina to do the laundry and while that was washing and drying, to then take a short walk to Green Park Village for a coffee. When we got there though, the little café was closed, so a short walk turned into a slightly longer one to Neutral Bay. After enjoying a coffee, we decided we may as well do some provisioning and then stopped for dinghy fuel en route back to Paw Paw, after which Roy did a garbage and water run.

We manage to squeeze in a little fun though and dinghied to Bantry Bay,  the site of the heritage listed explosives magazine. After an explosion in the city in 1882, authorities were obliged to seek a more remote storage. This was found in the form of two hulks, the Pride of England and the Behring, moored in Powder Hulk Bay to store 530 tons of explosives and detonators.  A third vessel,  the Alacrity, was used for the crew guarding the explosives.  A permanent site in Bantry Bay was later established and shapely wooden ammunition barges were then used to tow ammunition between Newington and the munitions depot in Bantry Bay,  then from there to Rozelle for transhipment. When operations ceased in 1974, Bantry Bay was handed over to National Parks and Wildlife, following which it became a heritage site.

Unfortunately the site is closed to visitors which was a real shame. We were surprised, however, to find a very scenic bay with little coves tucked away along the shoreline,  as well as a nice beach at the head of the bay. A public dock leads to a number of hiking trails, which we decided was best left for another day!