Blondie in Aussie: BLUE MOUNTAINS

In a surprise turn of events I discovered that Sydney is only an hour away from the mountains, which I don't think many people know. I also learned that it is about 15 degrees cooler in the mountains than the city and I was freezing the whole time I was there. The views there though were breath taking. It was a crystal clear day and you could see for miles. We stopped at several lookouts and then went to an area called Scenic World where you can take the steepest train in the world down to the bottom of the mountains and then take two cable cars to experience all the views. In the cable cars you can see the Three Sisters, which is a rock formation that has Aborigine significance. The legend is that three sisters were turned into stone by their father to protect them when he went off to war, and unfortunately he did not make it home so the three sisters sit on the mountain waiting for someone to turn them back into their human forms.

This trip involved an early morning and I was exhausted by the time I got home but it was very much worth it. This Thursday is my last day of class and school work in general. On Saturday I leave for the Outback where I will be camping, yes like actual camping, in the open and then on to Melbourne before I head home. I have so much to see before I leave and I am trying to make sure I see everything in time.