Balmoral House Katoomba

... das es das ueberhaupt ist...:)
waren nur so ein paar grosse felsen die gaanz oben am gipfel waren...
naja also sind wir einfach unbemerkt dran vorbei gelaufen..
haben dann den weg zurueck genommen und wieder die golden stairs genommen (echt ganz schoen steile treppen.. ich merke es in den beinen)
oben angekommen lag immer noch ein ganz schoen weiter weg vor uns zurueck zum hostel....
aber wir ...

... again, we walked past earlier this morning. He is about 77 years old has an artificial hipjoint and still goes walking regularly. Incredible how he get up there trough 2m deep narrow cravices, while even we were huffin and puffin on our way up! This walk happens to be his, and now also my, first bushwalk, he`s ever done. He was full of good tipps and recomendations. He told us where we could find natural spring water, and where ...

... rainforests as you glide smoothly across the sky. This ride boasts a world first - an Electro-Sceniglass floor. At the flip of a switch, breathtaking views are revealed through the cabin floor).
In truth its a dirty piece of glass the width of a postage stamp that you can step on and off.

Money well spent....**** yeah!! Had i not been so stingy - it would not have been a pretty night. Idiot.

Oh another thing i loved about the place on the 'Scenic ...

... fun. And so on we went, swimming, climbing, wading and sliding through the canyon, the water was fresh and clean and we even stopped to observe a beautiful fresh water crayfish who had come out to see what was invading its stream. It was so much fun and the rain was pouring down with the thunder cracking in the background, it was a proper adventure. The whole thing was so fun it seemed to be over so quickly, and we were at our destination, the top of Wentworth Falls ...

... in Carlton gardens. Andy previously lived in Japan and today his boyfriend Daisuke arrived. It was nice to meet various friends and neighbours, including Noelene's neighbour Jane and her homestay student Chen. The following day we set off with Jane, Andy and Daisuke to Sorrento - an affluent seaside town 90 mins from Melbourne. We were staying at a lovely beach house and it was lovely to see Noelene again, along with some of her friends from Melbourne. We had a lovely ...

... say the clouds added a dramatic effect to the scene - and we decided to trundle down to the 3 Sisters where, after climbing down a staircase of the most death-defying nature (and only part-way, mind you!), you can cross a bridge over to a large cave-like opening on the first sister (somewhere around her waist I reckon). We started to continue down further down the "Giant Stairway" as it is called, but the valley suddenly disappeared in a thick fog ...

... the valley and was sweet. The mountains only glowed blue towards the end of the day... the blueness comes from the gum trees there. Others had told us there was a blue haze the entire day... maybe I understood incorrectly, but it did haze a bit towards the end. Jackie is leaving tomorrow for Auckland, New Zealand, and I will follow the day after! Am excited about a new country.

... started our second bottle of wine the heavens opened! Suitably watered and the rain having eased we stumbled back down the road for chips and some great noodles and then headed back to our accommodation, in bed by 10.30pm! Sunday 12 th October A marginal lie in and then we headed to Furbar Steps. 1000 steps carried us down through beautiful rain forest to the valley floor, taking in great views and huge ...

... it :) but she was lovely. She wore bright pink lipstick, bless her! Then we got chatting to a woman called Cathy. We talked about everything and really put the world to rights! We chatted about Australian and British politics and seems the same **** is happening everywhere! Also she told us about all the venonmous (I know I've spelt that wrong, but hey it's late) creatures that they have here, including stories of when she was out in the bush and ...