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Published: November 20th 2008
Hey All, it's Jordan. It's 1020 pm on Thursday night and me and dad are resting up for the Hunter Valley Winery tour tomorrow. Today was a fun day. We took a bus ride through the Blue Mountains which is about an hour outside of Sydney. It is a gorgeous place. The mountain scenery does give off a blue color, due to the oils in the gum tree leaves.
The first stop on this trip was a wildlife park. We got to interact a lot with the animals, as shown by the pictures I uploaded. There was a Tasmanian Devil area, but there was no damn devils in the cage! This is the 2nd wildlife park I've been to with no Tasmian Devils. It's starting to get annoying. I have a feeling I will never get to see a real live T. Devil.
When we got to the Blue Mountain scenic area, Dad stayed up in the viewing area due to his sprained ankle, and I decided to take the path down to the bottom of the rainforest valley. I only made it down half way because I was starting to run out of time, but the view was
amazing. The cliff walls were roughly 400-600 feet high, with a waterfall running down the slope. I could have easily have spent a couple days just hiking through this region.
In other news, I booked our flight and car rental for New Zealand. We are flying into Christchurch, and then driving through the South Island to get to Queenstown. I opted for the auto transmission, since driving on the opposite side of the street for 6 days is going to be hard enough without having to worry about shifting too. Queenstown has all the wild adventure attractions, including the Shotover Canyon Jet boat ride! There is a chance I may go skydiving when I'm there, but I'll have to wait and see. Alright, until next time, adios everyone.
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Rick
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Who won the stare down?
Cool pics. Looks like a beautiful place. What is this about John spraining his ankle??? Keep it up and ice it down for a day or two it will help the swelling. I ask Garry to send John an email concerning Kathlyn so maybe y'all can get together. Patty will try to contact a friend of her's there in New Zealand.