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Published: July 18th 2008
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Koala
One of the Koala's who was awake at the place that we went... Hey everyone! I just got back from my Blue Mountains trip... I have to say that the mountains were not that blue, but that's because it wasn't humid... the Eucalyptus trees are what casts the blue haze in the air, I guess the oil in them? We stopped at Featherdale Animal Zoo (I forget the exact name, it's in the pictures!) and I bring pictures of Kangaroos and Koalas! I know everyone's been looking for them... ha ha.
Once we were done at the zoo, we stopped in a little town for lunch and then headed to the outlook where we saw the Three Sisters (part of the Blue Mountains) as well as the rest of the mountains. We then went to various platforms around the area and took tons of pictures, of course! My picture count is now 622... I fully expect to have over 1,000 pictures by the end of this trip. That is my goal!
We then hiked DOWN (THANK GOODNESS!) 1000+ steps... there were some crazy people hiking up, but we took the easy way up. We took the Scenic Mountain Railway STRAIGHT UP the hill... I'm not sure if it was a fun ride
Koala Madeline
Madeline -- I saw this and thought of you almost right away... although they couldn't tell me which one was Koala Madeline, apparently they all look alike?!?! or completely scary, but I'm still alive. We went up backwards (we could see the view of the Blue Mountain range in front of us) and I'm glad we did because a 52% grade up through a tunnel is nerve wracking, not to mention going DOWN... it'd be like riding the drop of a roller coaster for 3-5 minutes instead of the 10-15 seconds it usually is.
Then, we browsed around the gift shop and came back here... to Sydney. It was a long day but it was well worth the money that I spent for this trip... =)
Also, for those who are interested... I actually swam 1000 meters (40 laps of a 25 meter pool) in half an hour... I think that I am set for this swim portion. Now for the running and the biking!
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Rick Peret
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Thanks
Libby, Thanks for the pictures. I have been checking with each group you send and really am enjoying the trip. What an experience for you. Keep up the swimming it is good for the knee. Rick