Explored an abandoned WWII radar station with me kids, I did. < on 6/30/2014 2:16 PM > | Reply with Quote
I'd been meaning to check this place out for a while, and was passing through the area with the kids, so we went for a bushwalk and a bit of an explore.
The base was built in 1943, and was operational until the end of the war. The airmen's quarters were repurposed as a clubhouse for the nearby golf course after the war, but the bunkers used by the radar controllers were just left to the elements and generations of kids with spraypaint cans.
The bunkers are pretty close to a bushwalking trail. This plaque shows bushwalkers the historical significance of the site. (If they squint hard enough.)
This first bunker can be seen from the road as you drive by.
The one remaining radar tower.
Peace out!
All photos taken with my little Sony point n shoot. It has a Carl Zeiss lens so that totes makes me a pro photographer.
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Re: Explored an abandoned WWII radar station with me kids, I did. < Reply # 1 on 6/30/2014 2:46 PM > | Reply with Quote
That was an awesome post, Poppa! I love that you brought the young ones along. Much respect, bro!
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Re: Explored an abandoned WWII radar station with me kids, I did. < Reply # 4 on 6/30/2014 10:26 PM > | Reply with Quote
Posted by sirpsychosexy Looks like a fun time! Too bad such places are always prone to vandalism, but for the kids this must be quite exciting!
Yeah there's really not much left to them, but its still a fun walk discovering them all. They're spread out over a couple of acres. My son described it as "creepy in a good way" haha.
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Re: Explored an abandoned WWII radar station with me kids, I did. < Reply # 6 on 7/1/2014 2:08 AM > | Reply with Quote
I cant wait till my little man is old enough to take adventuring, hes only 4 months now so I got a ways to go, but this looks like you had a good time!