The short ferry ride across the Hunter River.
The short ferry ride across the Hunter River.
A quick coffee breakbreak.
A quick coffee breakbreak.
A parkrun course marker.
A parkrun course marker.
A massive unload cargo ship and a sea gull in action.
A massive unload cargo ship and a sea gull in action.
So high in the water you can see the rudder
So high in the water you can see the rudder
A tug boat going out and meet a ship
A tug boat going out and meet a ship
I didn’t know but they now use helicopters to guide the ships as well.
I didn't know but they now use helicopters to guide the ships as well.
We were not sure if we would have enough time to checkout Stockton on the northern side of the Hunter River on our Newcastle trip. Being Acid parkrun tourists ment we had hear of Stockton because they have there own free weekly 5 kilometer timed running event but we were in town to visit and run Newy as it had been around a lot longer and we have been chasing a newish parkrun challange the I index each parkrun has an index number for when they started. Newy was the 8th on started in Australia. I have quite a few holes in my list but @conscoiuscat has 8 of the first 10. We do not purposely do trip just for the parkruns but do really enjoy adding them into our trip away where ever possiable.We were actually walking back to our accommodation after completing the newy parkrun and breakfast when we saw the Stockton ferry. It was only a short ride and we had a bit of time to spare. It could be good reconisseses mission for a possible future trip.We found the parkrun start and course marker easy even with no one about. It looked flat and flat, just the way I like them, we could be coming back sooner than I thought lol.We didn’t get a lot of time in Stockton as our legs had already covered a lot of ground but I did really enjoy checking out the massive break wall and historic ship wreck.
We were not sure if we would have enough time to checkout Stockton on the northern side of the Hunter River on our Newcastle trip. Being Acid parkrun tourists ment we had hear of Stockton because they have there own free weekly 5 kilometer timed running event but we were in town to visit and run Newy as it had been around a lot longer and we have been chasing a newish parkrun challange the I index each parkrun has an index number for when they started. Newy was the 8th on started in Australia. I have quite a few holes in my list but @conscoiuscat has 8 of the first 10. We do not purposely do trip just for the parkruns but do really enjoy adding them into our trip away where ever possiable.
We were actually walking back to our accommodation after completing the newy parkrun and breakfast when we saw the Stockton ferry. It was only a short ride and we had a bit of time to spare. It could be good reconisseses mission for a possible future trip.
We found the parkrun start and course marker easy even with no one about. It looked flat and flat, just the way I like them, we could be coming back sooner than I thought lol.
We didn't get a lot of time in Stockton as our legs had already covered a lot of ground but I did really enjoy checking out the massive break wall and historic ship wreck.
Theriver mouth has a history of ship wrecks.
Theriver mouth has a history of ship wrecks.