OK, so I always knew there would have to be a "waterfalls" blog before too long. Here goes. I think I may have mentioned in an earlier post that I'd always wanted to be able to achieve "calendar" type images. Upon reflection now I may have overdone the waterfalls a bit to the point of … Continue reading Waterfalls
After 10 days on the road, 4 locations and nearly 2,500 kms, we are now back to the "normality" of suburban home life. Funny thing is though, it doesn't feel so normal. The biggest thing we've noticed is that we don't feel the cold. We haven't even been looking to turn the heater on until … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 10 – the home stretch.
Today it was time to pack up the camper trailer for the last time and begin the big slog home. According to Google Maps, the drive time between Lake Lyell and home was close to 9 hours non stop. We still had a day up our sleeves before Jamie went back to work so we … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 9 – Lake Lyell to Gundagai.
We are now at the tail end of our holiday and were keen to put in one more adventure before leaving the Blue Mountains. Originally, we had planned to move camp to a place near Canberra today to stay 2 nights before heading home. In reality though, it didn't seem such a good idea to … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 8 – Wentworth Falls.
The day began with another sumptuous breakfast cooked in our new camp kitchen. Sometimes I think we eat better while camping than we do at home. Today we were planning to knock off another of the major tourist attractions in the area - Jenolan Caves. Again, this had been recommended to us by many people … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 7 – Jenolan Caves.
We awoke this morning to icy conditions - white grass, hard tents and a layer of ice a couple of mm thick on the buckets. Despite the chill, today actually seemed warmer than yesterday as there was no wind. As the sun rose it warmed us up nicely. The kids (well, Adam) were pretty excited … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 6 – Katoomba’s Scenic World.
Day 5 and the main purpose of our trip was here. The Blue Mountains. Out of the 5 of us, Jamie is the only one who had been there before. We've been blessed with fantastic winter weather on this trip - it is cold (winter), but during the day the sun has been shining. Couldn't … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 5 – The sights of Katoomba.
Day 4 arrived and it was time to move on to our next temporary home. At least today we had a dry pack up - it made things so much better. We've been really lucky with the weather so far - a bit chilly but sunny during the day. Yesterday was even a short sleeves … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 4 – Dubbo to Lake Lyell.
You may have noticed that the title of this series is "Blue Mountains Odyssey", and that we have not been to the Blue Mountains thus far. Don't worry - tomorrow is the day. When we started planning this trip, it seemed like a good idea to do a round trip and take the opportunity to … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 3 – Dubbo.
Day 2 we awoke to the sound of rain on the tent. Not a big deal - we're used to camping in all kinds of weather conditions. Can't say we've been impressed by Forbes at all. The waterways look nice from the main thoroughfare, but the free camping is down the stinky end. Smelled a … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 2 – Forbes to Dubbo.
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