The Blue Mountains
August 25th 2011 On Tuesday I went on an overnight trip to the Blue Mountains, which are about 2 hours west of Sydney. They're given their name due to the eucalyptus trees that cover the mountains (that are actually canyons) and these let off a vapour that makes the air look blue.
As we left Sydney at 8am, the weather had decided it was against us and thick grey clouds were gathering overhead. It didn't t
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