http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Blue Mountains en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:00:57 BST Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:00:57 BST 10102008Hey yesterday i went to the Blue Mountains located about an hour outside Sydney. Got up at 6am after a night out and sunk a red bull as i staggered to the pick up point.On the way there we passed the Olympic Park and stopped to see some wild Kangaroos. Afterwards we headed for breakfast where i had a sausage roll and chatted to a few fellow mini bus crew. A guy from Holland and a few pe http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-332807.html Well over the last two days the weather has been sunny and warm to wet windy and cold just like being at home really.We went to the Blue Mountains proper on Monday and the photos show how spectacular they can be. Pity the sun wouldn't shine. We also got the first Aboriginal on photo but this was only his hobby apparently his day job is a drug and alcohol councillorYesterday we went to the n http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-332053.html What's that Skippy Schofey's stuck on a fun bus with some smelly french people some respectable yanks and a far out Aussie Are you sure skip Where's the bly well in all of this skipWell dear avid readers thats how day 7 of Bobby's Ausorama began... just after 0740 as I stand outside the Marriott seeing all the plush four wheel drive tour buses head off in a screech and a puff of smoke s http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-330052.html Here are some pictures from when I went to the Blue Mountains and from some wildlife reserves. it's beautiful here http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-323392.html Visited Countries Map where we're goin' http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-319649.html 1 week to go from today Can't wait.got everything i hope ready to go. shopped big at anaconda and rays outdoors. just need sep 11 to come quickly http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-319560.html 8th August Poor Karen Another early morning they don't even phase us anymore we met Karen in the toilets before heading out to the pick up point for the day tour. Karen looked exhausted last night while me Amy and Eli were at the hostel bar she had been in an Irish Pub down the road and two guys had joined her and her mates and offered to take a photo of them while the photo was b http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-315833.html ok this is my first blog. ooohhhhhhitinerary so farleaving sep 11 to Buenos Aires. hang around for few days and check it out.to Iguaza Falls for a day.don't know yet but may take route to Asuncion and back roads back to BA.to Bariloche. ski for a few days and check out the lakes and surrounds.back to BA and straight to Colonia Uruguay. look around for a couple of days.through Montevideo in hon http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-315551.html Well that was a close one. If someone had of called my bluff I would have been back in Canada by now Luckily I wasnrsquot in Sydney on July 27 when rumours of snow were flying around. Earlier this year when I was whining about the weather not living up to my unrealistic expectations I said outloud with witnesses ldquoThatrsquos it if it snows in Sydney Irsquom outta here.rdquo http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-308190.html 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 loo http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-301362.html Dag allemaalVandaag hadden we onze laatste volledige dag in Sydney want morgen gaan we naar Brisbane om ons camperavontuur te beginnen Ok feitelijk zijn we ons camperavontuur al begonnen maar dat is omdat ik nog een dag achterloop met bloggen. Laat ik niet op de zaken vooruit lopen en eerst maar eens vertellen wat we vandaag donderdag 10 juli hebben gedaan in Sydney of eigenlijk in de Blue http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-298657.html I spent the last 3 days in the Blue Mountains National Park but not before swimming in the sea for the first time in Australia It was pretty cold but it was nothing for an English person who has swum in the Lake DistrictBy the next morning very early I had warmed up and was ready to go up to the mountains and freeze again I had no idea it could get so cold in this country. I went with a to http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-297963.html Blanket the earth in eucalyptus blue and the edge of katoomba will be staring back at you. Found my way out of the cityOnly to get Lost in the countryThe city of Sydney slipped out from under my feet and the sirens skyscrapers and strangers faded into last weekend. Just North of the city I found Oz's calming version of a Yanks New Hampshire full of outdoor wonder to explore virtually at the co http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-293960.html Ashley and John had an amazing stop in Australia. Since we only had 10 days we focused on Sydney and the surrounding areas. Upon arrival we were greeted by the fantastic Craik family family friends of Ashley's for years and years. They picked us up at the airport fed us housed us directed us around the city and even drove us to difficulttoreach spots. In the process we experienced the http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-291069.html Everything we have done for the last three months has been the last time we will see this or the last time we will do that before we leave. This month it would be the last time that either of us would have a birthday in Australia. It was to have been a joint birthday party as Claire has the same birthday as Lee however Claire was leaving us to go to New Zealand a few days before the big day bu http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-288666.html AlrightBob here We decided to get away from the city for a few days so we jumped on a train and headed for the Blue Mountains to a little town called Katoomba to be precise. We are in a hostelGuest house called No.14. It is too nice to call a hostel really its a sort of home from home. We are apparently a few thousand feet up and the air is very fresh and smells of Eucalyptus. Yesterday it http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-288331.html Today we planned a trip to Janolan Caves. It was a scary trip driving down a very narrow road pass small buses to get to the caves. No wonder vans can not go down there Overseas tourists and tourist buses were everywhere. We chose the Orient caves to explore with 20 other people and Bryce enjoyed telling the tour guide everything he knew about caves. The walk went for 1 12 hours and was fantasti http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-287410.html We are safe and well in Auckland and ready for our onward journey to the paradise Islands of Fiji. Hope everyone is well. Our Oz sim does not work now and Steveo's misplaced his sim. Enjoy the photo's.xxxx http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-281983.html Nearly packed only 5 days to go and then it's London. Farewells were good but teary after 32 years of togetherness with two of my favourite females a break of a few years is daunting. However I have resigned my teaching position after 32 years and now I'm off to see how the others live and play. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-279621.html friday atthe blue mountains it was aboslutly amazing you have pritty much got to go there as i carnt describe it and do it justice but got to see some kangaroos scary spiders sydney funnel web and amazing vews. We had to do like a million steps to see then but was so cool.another night out followed http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-279235.html Bon ben je crois qursquoil est temps de donner un peu de nouvelles. On prevoyait qursquoa partir de la mimars on aurait un peu plus de temps a la maison et qursquoon pourrait passer quelques fins de semaines a relaxer... erreur On a pas eu la chance de relaxer ben ben.Sans entrer dans les details la fin de notre ete Australien a ete tres occupee show de Jack Johnson mardi gras festiv http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-277855.html Yesterday I was up bright and early well the weather was bright at least. The reason for the 645am alarm I was headed to the Blue mountains for the day. The meeting point for a mere 5mins from the hostel which was helpful. Now the driver pulled up got out and frankly he looked like a hillbilly. Long messy hair under a cap and terrible teeth. Now i was convinced they were fake but its not t http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-276068.html Happy New Years We all had a great sleep in and were woken to the very loud noise of cicadas and a warm day ahead. We were all a bit tired and grumpy but we decided to head up to Katoomba and have a look at a few lookouts. We had our lunch in the park and then went for a smal walk to marvel at the Three Sisters along with thousands of overseas tourists We drove around to the sisters and walked http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-275957.html We took a day trip to the Blue Mountains a world heritage listed National Park. The Eucalyptus oil from the trees creates a blue haze across the mountains and is great for unblocking noses We not only saw wild Eastern Grey Kangaroos in their native bush habit but also caught a pair boxing on cameraWe walked through changing vegetation hanging swamps and under rock ledges to see the dramatic http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-272695.html Another apology to begin with I see that I forgot to publish my first post Sorry all Just a quick update as I only have about 20 minutes and I'm realllly tired and have to get up at 445 am tomorrow morning AhhI'm not exactly where I left off so I'll just inform you that I spent the last two nights in the Blue Mountains which are just a couple hours west of Sydney. We stayed at this AMAZ http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-271519.html Today is Monday April 28th and we are in the Blue Mountains about 2 12 hour drive from Sydney. We left Melbourne on Monday morning last week and headed to Ballarat. Ballarat is a small town that has an old Mining Village. It is similar to Barkerville but about 5 times bigger. We spent the day touring the site. They had tons of school children there dressed in period costume. These children http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-270736.html After saying a very sad farewell to Merryn's extended family who i will miss very much and will definately visit again in the future i took the train back to Syndey during the day this time for a few days of tourism before meeting up with friend Liz from the jillaroo school to go and see the Blue Mountains. The main highlight of my Syndey stay was doing theSyndey Harbour Bridge Climb. i had http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-270368.html Hello All 2nd attempt at this after losing it somehowSo after a relaxing Monday night in we had the aim of getting up on Tuesday morning and heading to Byron Bay but hopefully squeezing in a Koala visit first sadly we realised that with the bus longer than expected something had to give so with Lynette's kind offer of another night we decided to head to Byron Bay first thing wednesday and go c http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-268898.html A Trip to the Blue Mountains with Arcadia Day 1 The morning started early with a walk to central station. I met Sam and Stacey another girl that lives in her building at the park on campus and walked down the street about 15 minutes until we got to the train station where we would meet our guides. Our guides for the weekend were Emily who works in the office here in Sydney and Stewart who i http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-266941.html After stayin in Sydney we decided on a few day in the Blue Mountains now a world Heritage site. We caught the train from Sydney Central to Katoomba was nice to see some of Sydney surburbia on the trip up. We stayed in a homely hostel called the Flying Fox it had a fire in the living room and free breakfast in the morning. We got there about lunchtime and went for lunch at the Parakeet cafe in http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-265908.html