Photo Credit: C. Munro, Sydney Out Back
It is an unbelievable experience to gaze at ancient Aboriginal red-hand rock paintings while bobbing atop the waterways of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in Sydney Out Back’s 50ft motor catamaran!
Only visible by water, nearly all of the Aboriginal Heritage sites we visit on the shores of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park have looked like this for generations, possibly over thousands of years – one has been vandalised, a challenge facing indigenous sites across Australia.
Photo Credit: K.Pickering, Sydney Out Back
Today, our group is relaxing in the upstairs, shaded Skipper’s Lounge as we carefully manoeuvre the boat within a comfortable distance of the shoreline of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to point out the precious Aboriginal rock art, including drawings, hand paintings and engravings.
Using natural colours of ochre and charcoal, the ancient art blends in to the chaos of the Australian scrub and sandstone that crowd the shoreline.
Photo Credit: K.Pickering, Sydney Out Back
I can’t believe that these probably haven’t been noticed for years, if by anyone for a long, long time.
It’s extraordinary to be somewhere and see something that you can’t by foot. I know it’s exclusive, it’s rare and it’s special. It’s a memory not easily forgotten. I KNOW you’re going to love this. It makes all the work to launch Sydney Out Back, worth it.
I wonder, what tips and tricks do you have for taking perfect once-in-a-lifetime photos on a moving object, like a boat bobbing on the water?