Sydney and the Blue Mountains

Today was another awesome adventure starting at 6:30 a.m. to catch a smaller tour group for an all-day trip to the Blue Mountains. Spanning miles, these mountains are mostly Eucalyptus and Fern with canyons and waterfalls that are stunning. We stopped for a quick coffee in the quaint town of Glenbrook. The ride to the mountains took about 1 1/2 hours, and our first stop was a lookout called the Three Sisters, which is a rock formation of three jutting rocks rising from the canyon floor. It was magical.
We went from that lookout to a part of the National Park called the Scenic World. A cable car ride crosses the gorge and was a pretty spectacular view of the waterfall as we glided along.
Then it took us to a descending train like a Disney ride with dinosaur models on each side. I loved the ride! At the end of the train ride, our tour guide Tom led us through the rainforest down at the bottom of the gorge. Lots of Fern trees and all sorts vines and various Eucalyptus tree surround ed us. Dinosaurs peeked out from the bush, too.
After a really great experience in the Scenic World, we stopped at Boar's Head lookout for a last view of the mountains before stopping for lunch at the RSL club. What a beautiful facility for veterans and the community.
Our final stop of the tour was the Sydney zoo. We saw native animals like kangaroos, wombats, and koalas. Even a salt water crocodile and reptiles were on display, including poisonous snakes and nocturnal animals like the Quoll.
Our way back to the city was by ferry to Circular Quay passing under multiple bridges past the Opera house and tall buildings.
We walked back to the hotel after a stop for supper at Lord Nelson's brewery, the second oldest in Australia.
This was one more amazing day full of beauty and fun.Read more