Caving

Blue Mountains

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January 30th 2010
After jumping on a direct train to the Blue Mountains, we met Penny who again whisked us away and treated us to our first caving adventure. Once the guides had us all dressed up as the Mario brothers (refer to the photos) they decided that we should abseil down into the cave. This was a great idea, aside from the fact that when I told them I had abseiled before I was referring to the taster course ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more