Mountain Heritage (View Room) Katoomba

... and Sheila certainly enjoyed the entertainment!!<br><br>We then drove back along the escarpment to the campsite for a late lunch as the mist rolled back in. As it eased very late afternoon Angela and Sheila went for a walk through the bush to the Cascades-it&#8217;s great to be out in the fresh air! BBQ was on the menu for dinner again and then we went to the Three Sisters to see them floodlit- unfortunately the mist rolled back in at the same time so it was quite an eerie sight!!

... gelernt, die aus Sydney kommen und die haben uns netterweise mit zurueck nach Katooba genommen... ansonsten waeren wir bestimmt noch 2 weitere Stunden gelaufen...dabei hat es auch noch angefangen zu regnen und es hat sich auf 14 Grad abgekuehlt...also waere das nicht allzu schoen gewesen...<br>Grade waren wir einkaufen und wollen gleich zusammen kochen...Reis, Gemuese und Kangaroo... ich bin mal gespannt wie das schmeckt...<br>liebe Gruesse, <br>Mele<br>

... was still pretty chilled from the night and only few sunrays got trough the gum tree leaves, so we marched foreward on a pretty fast pace. Or maybe I should say, Tracey was walking fast. I was following.<br><br>When we finally started scrambling onto Mt Solitary it was noon already. We had spent a while at a formation of rocks that look from far like a ruined castle (and therefore are called so). Climbing up we met an elder ...

... their former beauty, the sisters remain in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle for generations to come.<br><br>Its a popular tourist destination so place was heaving. By the time I got there it was getting pretty late - so i went for an 'gentle' amble along the cliff tops (Federal track) - enjoying spectacular views for the 2 hour walk. I had found what was looking for. <br>

... It was a beautiful journey and it was clear to see where the name came from as the eucalyptus covered hills had a blue hue that got paler into the distance. After arriving into Katoomba station we went straight to the YHA there to ditch our bags. The hostel was a really nice huge Art Deco building (as were the majority of the buildings in the town) which used to be a guest-house in the 30's with a dance floor and Cabaret. We then headed out ...

... A little paradise on earth. What a good decision that was to go there for a couple of days and not only for a daytrip from Sydney. It wouldn't have been the same. From Sydney I took the train to Katoomba, the village in which I had booked my very first hostel ever, The Flying Fox. It turned out to be the perfect choice. I turned up at the same time as the English Philippa, we dropped our stuff in the rooms (the room was a bit of a chock when I saw it for the first time, what ...

... it for us. There wasn't another train for 4 hours so we took a picture and drove on to the Cathedral of Ferns returning to thick fog. The walk through the forest was eerily silent, spooky and drippy from the fog but great fun when you see the size of these 12-15 foot high ferns growing wild in the forest and consider what one about 3 feet high costs in a garden centre back home. I've got to say I was really taken by all the ferns we saw. We drove on to the Mt Tomah ...

... cereal, juice and tea, and cost about $6 (2.50GBP). This hostel had bacon and eggs and so on for a dollar or two more, and you have to cook all of this yourself, but I'm not a big breakfast guy really. Brunch, yes, provided I've been up a while. At the bus stop, a normal bus went by driven by our bus driver of yesterday and he waved madly at us. We boarded the "discovery tour" trolley bus just after 11 and after ...

... would in summer. But i noticed some blue bits in areas near the shadows of cliffs and Jim said this was really the most i would be able to see unless i came back in the summer. From here we drove up to Leura for lunch, before heading over to Katoomba and on to Echo Point. Echo Point is the where you can get a good view of the three sisters and a greater view of the park. I have attached a movie, which is to try and show ...