Blogs from Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Our day started of by going to the tourist information in blackheath to try and find a walk to do as the weather was so cloudy and mizzily! The lady at the tourist information recommended us to walk down into some caves but after the first km we decided the path was too wet and there may be snakes around so we turned back!we decided to go to the wentworth falls and see if we could see anything around there!so glad we did-as once we walked about 5km down some steep steps we had such an amazing view of the falls and also got to see the 3 sisters!! We were both a bit wet and sweaty but decided to go get a cup of tea in katoomba as a reward! Also bought Taylor swift cd ... read more

Leaving Coolah Tops was difficult when we had had such amazing experiences with the kangaroos and parrots. We were tempted to stay a second day to really explore the park which had been so difficult to get to. This temptation was tempered by two things... firstly, a second day without power would drain our battery and the fridge containing a lot of meat would turn off; and secondly, the gentle rain which had started was threatening to get heavier and we were worried it would make the road down even more difficult. We were also keen to get to the Blue Mountains which we were planning to spend a few days exploring. The drive there was uneventful but felt very long, coming straight after the descent from The Tops. We arrived in the town of Katoomba ... read more

We had planned on escaping the city for awhile and going away in our motorhome for a break for couple of days. Not really wanting to go that far away, we thought somewhere within a couple of hours’ drive would suffice, perhaps down the south coast to Kiama or Kangaroo Valley in the southern highlands. It had been lovely weather for weeks, in fact, only a couple of days previously, we had still been experiencing an Indian summer again this year, with days of 29 deg and 32 deg - temperatures far too high for this time of the year. We had looked forward to our little adventure for the last couple of weeks – it would be fun to get away in our motorhome again for a few days, as we hadn’t been away in ... read more

Today was our big trip to the blue mountains. An early 6am rising to catch the coach. It poured down. When we reached the mointains we could see nothing. The first cable car across a 1000 foot valley was unexciting as visibility was zero. We then went down into the valley and this was clear as if the trees formed a roof. The journey down into the valley was by the steepest railway in the world and back up by Australia's largest cable car. By lunchtime the fog had been burnt off and the area could be truly appreciated. The eucalyptus really do give off a blue haze which gives the mountains their name. Next came a 30 minute aboriginal pageant, educational but not as good as the Moari one we went to in Christchurch. Then ... read more

Hi, forgot to say, we weren't scared hanging off these cable rides because we couldn't see a thing, so didn't have a clue how high up we were !... read more