Barossa Valley, Blue Mountains, and Sydney

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After Kangaroo Island we spent a day in the beautiful Barossa Valley doing a bit of wine tasting and, wound up with a couple of bottles, hee hee. The Shiraz was especially good. Next was our long haul back through the OUTBACK and to the Blue Mountains. We camped there for two nights - staying in a canyon valley the first night and then just outside of Katoomba the second. The Blue Mountains reminded us of the Grand Canyon with trees. We spent the last night with some rowdy campers who were on the first night of their Austalian trip and we were glad to stoke them out with our music adaptor and road atlas. (Music and maps - some road trip essentials!)

We returned the camper van and headed back to Glebe to spend the night going out with some great girls we'd met on our first round through Sydney. Rowena, our gracious host, took us to a club in Oxford with fantastic music. Needless to say, with little sleep we dragged ourselves out the next day to the Glebe market and for a ferry ride to Manly beach (despite some rain). I crafted up some balloon hats for us, taught Rachelle and Rowena how to make a balloon dog, and we called it a night for our early flight in the morning.

How odd it was to not be sleeping and existing in our campervan - we'd spent almost the last four weeks sleeping in it everynight! And to arrive in Sydney, how odd, wow, our Australian trip had at last come full circle and it was time to begin a whole new adventure. . . .

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Photos

Blue Mountains
2 Sisters at the 3 Sisters

Outback, Australia
Common Road Signs

Australia
Barossa Valley Road

Sydney, Rowena's
Rowena modeling one of my home made hats

Outback, Australia
There was no shortage of these signs along the road - nice work Australia!

Outback, Australia
Road Block

Glebe Street Market
Rowena and Missi modeling our new hats

Blue Mountains
Under a canopy

Comments

[Chris Wagner]

Australia down, New Zealand to go
It sounds like you guys packed your Australia trip as full as you could. I'm sure you'll have plenty of interesting stories and pictures to share. Lots of love, Chris.

[Mom]

Keep on keepin' on
Your vivid images help me see what you're experiencing. Having spent two weeks in Spain with you, I know how relentless you are in pursuit of the great adventure and the most beautiful sight. btw - to your dad: Bob - well said re: how Missi got concerned when you went AWOL during your Kenyan tour. Genuine caring is what caused the concern - I don't know about a "panic button" here in the States. Familial connection is what it's all about, and what makes this blog so very special. Looking forward to the next entry. Hugs from the sunny vineyards of Sonoma - Mom