Blue Mountains; Scenic world; SCREAMING our heads off!!

G'day Mates,


Today we are going to the Blue Mountains, to the Scenic world. YEH!!

There are three different attractions and you can walk to all three, they are all connected via a nice walkway and with a ticket for a day, you can go in every attraction as much as you like. This is the first time since long that I found something payable as a tourist attraction because our ticket was the most expensive as it was on a Sunday and it was only $43.00 p/p. Really worth what you get for it!

Because of our moving the caravan and tent first, we were a bit late what was a pity as you really can spend a whole day there. There are also great walks to do and Katoemba is a very nice town which we unfortunately had to skip.

Anyway, when we arrived we started with the Cable-car; it was quite busy but still I could make a nice shot of the Three Sisters....

From the cable car we walked through the rain forest on the boardwalk, to the Scenic Railway; with a thrill of a 52 degree incline (128% incline) riding the steepest Railway in the world…...Just wait and see for yourself….

But first the walk, when we were there, there was an exhibition of sculptures between the trees, it wasn't finished yet so we haven't seen every thing but what was already there, was fascinating…

What lies beneath by; Nicole de Mestre

Shard of Existence by; Douglas Blake

I hope you can see what it is!

Duty Free by; Linelle Stepto

Anastasis by; Caitlin Hughes

Shaft by; Jane Gillings

Up! by; Kayo Yokoyama

Imagining the Past Before it Happens by; Jan Cleveringa

Its Scenic Railway time, first some info;

Custom designed carriages allow passengers to choose their own adventure like never before, adjusting their seated position up to 20 degrees! Choose an adventurous ‘Cliffhanger’ ride at a steep 64 degree incline, or for those seeking a relaxed journey select the ‘Laid Back’ option. Of course, loyal fans can still ride the ‘Original’ at 52 degrees (128% incline).

The Railway experience descends 310 metres through a cliff-side tunnel, emerging into ancient rainforest at the Jamison Valley floor. Operating since 1945, the Scenic Railway has thrilled 25 million passengers – this is the fifth generation train to ride the tracks since the Hammon family opened the attraction

(source; Scenic World website)

The Station below, we started here so we went up and you can't see where you go because we were going backwards !

The upper station, here you go down.....

Movie time; TURN DOWN your sound as we are screaming our heads off!!

And Then; The Scenic Skyway...

First some info;

Suspended 270 metres above ancient ravines, the Skyway provides a unique thrill as breathtaking views are revealed beneath your feet through the electro-glass cabin floor. For the less adventurous, seating and solid flooring is also available!

With 360° views, the 720 metre journey provides the best views of Katoomba Falls, the Three Sisters, and Jamison Valley stretching to the horizon.

(source; Scenic World website)

Selfie in the mirror....

Amazing view... 

And I wasn't even scared on the glass floor....

We did a small walk to a point of better view on the three sisters when we saw this gruesome sight.....

Where is the child?? The pram was right in front of the abyss...

Beautiful view again.....Nice actors as well!

Cannot get enough of the Blue Mountains

Some info from the Internet;

The Blue Mountains, given that name due to the blue haze that hovers above them, is an area renowned for spectacular scenery, plant and wildlife and densely populated forests of oil bearing Eucalyptus trees. Thus, it is commonly believed that the blue haze blanketing the mountains is created by the atmosphere whereby dispersed droplets of Eucalypt oil combine with dust particles and water vapour to scatter refracted rays of light which are largely blue in colour.

But it's a bit of a guess...

I do hope you liked this Blue Mountains adventure....

Next; on our way to the Gold Coast!!

Cheers!

Sydney!

G'day Mates!

Sydney, here we come, the three musketeers!!




After all the hectic I wrote about in my last story you have seen Sheila had arrived safely. We came home from the airport in the dark so she saw our accommodation only the next morning and because we didn't want to wake our neighbours up by putting up a tent, Fred had organised a bed for Sheila in our little house on wheels! Isn't that amazing with 3 adults in a small van like ours!

Anyhow, before go into Sydney next morning we first had to put the tent up which Sheila brought herself. It's Danny's tent and when Sheila's gone home, Danny can take over.

Well what can/must I tell about Sydney? It's a big city, it's beautiful and I assume everyone know the icons. We have been several times in Sydney and seen and done the lot but every time you go with a visitor, you do the same again, which isn't a punishment by the way! 

As I said in my previous story the train station was close to the caravan park so we did everything by train, bus or ferry because we also had a pass where you could put money on and travel on every transport for a maximum of $ 15,- a day, for Sheila and me, for pensioner Hubby it was only $ 2.50

 Discrimination!! Haha! Of course we are very happy with the benefits the Australian Government gives their elderly!! 

We went on the ferry to Manly and here you have to watch out! There are two types of ferries, the normal green/yellow one and a quick one, the quick one also claims you can use your pass and that's true, what they don't tell you is that it is much more expensive and the limit of $ 15.00 doesn't count!

First the Sydney Opera House from the water.......

The harbour of Sydney stays fascinating.....

Now the opera house from close by, also this icon is fascinating......

A strange visitor who seems to be living there for a while as there was a sign which said not to disturb and not to feed him/her.......

Selfie.....

Of course we didn't do all this on one day, all above was on Thursday and on Friday Sheila and I had a lazy day at the caravan park as Fred had to drive 1200 k's to swaps the cars. He left at 6 in the morning and was back at 7.30 at night, poor thing!! 

And then the big moment came, on Saturday, Sheila had been looking forward to this moment and  was so excited.....

All ready to go!!

What she didn't know was that you can see the climbers from close when you walk on the bridge to a certain spot. We know it as we have done the climb as well, YEARS ago!

We have been waiting there for at least 1 1/2 hours, ah well, there was a lot to see so we weren't bored..... 

After checking out several groups.......

suddenly she was there and she was VERY surprised to see us!

Happy Face after this enormous adventure!

When Sheila came off the bridge we took another ferry to Darling Harbour which is a great area with Restaurants, cafes, pubs etc etc....

In Darling Harbour Sheila found her employer, the most right large building....  

We ended this great day with a great hamburger in one of the nice little restaurants before we headed back with the train.....

Next day, Sunday, we had a laugh!!

Because we missed one day (Friday, the car swap day) I had to try to book an extra night as we wanted to go to the Scenic World in the Blue Mountains.

Unfortunately the caravan park was almost booked out because of the Easter Holidays, there were just two spots left and we had the choice; go or move to one of the two spots, so we choose the latter.

Fortunately one of the two was just below our current site so we didn't had to move that far;

We really had to be careful as the wind blew several time underneath the tent and it nearly flew away!

After this hilarious move we took off for the Blue Mountains........

That will be next guys!

Cheers!