The Blue Mountains

We have been wanting to go up to the Blue Mountains since we arrived in Sydney last June but apparently it gets pretty cold up there in the Winter and there can be bush fires in the Summer. Being Autumn we decided to get an early train to Katoomba and make the most of the day. Katoomba is an old fashioned and pretty town full of cake and tea shops - McDonalds is banished from the area! Jonny and Edele had recommended we start the day with a BLT from a nice wee Cafe which was delicious and well needed! (Thanks for the tip guys.)




The Blue Mountains - so called because of the blue haze from the oil of the Eucalyptus Trees, are spectacular. We could not believe how massive the land is. It just goes on and on. It is hard to get a grasp of the size of this country with all their open land.



We walked down through one of the many trails into the forests. But as we were making our descent past The Three Sisters we met our friends Gemma and Matt! It was so bizarre as we were saying we really need to meet up with those guys again. Of all the places to meet someone! It was very funny.


Going down the trails was more challenging than going up the other end. Our wee knees kept shaking and buckling going down the steep steps which was very annoying. The sounds of the forests were class. We practiced our Coo-wee and heard our echo which was fun. People even responded but they couldn't manage it as good as us. We also climbed up to Vera's Grotto for Dave's mum. Going to the Blue Mountains was only our second time out of Sydney since we got here (the first was The Hunter Valley wine area in October). It was nice to take in the fresh mountain air. It felt so clean compared to the city's. We only got to walk through one main trail so we would love to go back and explore a bit more. If we were rich and were a Sydney resident we would love to stay up in the mountains for ages! Instead we went home and ate the nicest curry EVER!



Blue Mountains Gallery