3 Explorers Motel Katoomba

... in Katoomba I went straight away to the Lodge called No 14 I had read about in my Lonely Planet, hoping they`d have a spare bed. My Mobile still didn`t work after calling the company several times and going to the shop again to finally activate it, so I couldn`t call them on the train as I had planned. Luckily they had a bed in a 4 Bed room. The very last one. They also had internet, so I could let everybody know that I`m fine in the ...

... baked bean/ just some examples) and the Sky Walk (excelled themselves with the imaginative title here!). The train was basically the a dram-way when the area was being mined late 19th/early 20th Century. now converted into train that takes you on a 415m descent through a cliff side tunnel into ancient rain forest. :-) It was kool - but didn't enter any time warps with speed excess - but the decent meant you were pretty much led down most the way. On reaching the bottom ...

... better
way to do it than on the world’s steepest railway and yes it was steep,
short but exhilarating, so much so that we went on it twice…totally
unnecessary but well worth it! We also took the cable car which
confirmed the surrounding views, not as exciting as the railway but it
was the only way to cross the valley. There is also a possible
rainforest walk which looked amazing but with time restrictions and
sore legs we kept it short and sweet."

... cattle from running wild. After that we 'educated' the cattle by moving them from one pen to another by walking around and pretty much scaring them into running in the right direction. of course we had help from the working dogs. After lunch Tina gave us a tour of the area, homestead etc We are now staying for the weekend because of the floods and our plans may change and we have no idea where we are headed next!

I miss the Blue Mountains!! The people, The sights, The sounds, The experiences. I must say i was sad to leave, but knowing that i will be back soon has me looking forward to returning. I last reported on my amazing first 24hrs in the Blueys, so now i can report on the week that was. Well as you know i arrived on the Friday and Mountain biked on the Saturday. In short i stayed at the Katoomba YHA for 6 nights when originally i booked 3 nights, this was due to my work being around ...

... where the railway tracks had carved their home. I finally reached Katoomba at 11.55am and loaded mr.huge onto my back (thats my backpacks name now), along with mr.orange (the smaller bag) and mr.cool (the cool bag). The four of us headed out onto Katoomba street and up to the YHA. The walk took about 10 mins and took me up through the art deco preserved main high street. The shops looked fab, loads of thrift and antique shops and an abundance of bakeries wafting out ...

... an old peoples home and then hit the sack at 5am - what a great Christmas day! The hostel is great but the only people staying here are over 60 or actually crazy! We run around the place like we own it and it is absolutly massive! There are all 7 of us here and it is wonderful! well, now, after a lot of days here Paddy and me have decided to go camping in the Blue mountains for a couple of days - its going to be good!

... Jenolan was a free guided cave tour. We opted to do the 1 1/2 hour Lucas Cave tour. It has the biggest cavern, most up and down (981 stairs), and the prettiest formations. At least between our 3 options. It was a really pretty tour. In the Cathedral room, they played music and had a choreographed light show. Enjoy the pictures and the video. Then we drove back to Katoomba for dinner. If you remember, on Saturday we couldn't ...

... It was SOOOOO long, even though i was asleep through most of it. When we got home, mum ordered a pizza from room service, which was disgusting to me. But my brothers and mum seemed to like it. Well, It's very late so I'm off to bed, Good Night. GREG'S BLOG Hello, today we went to the Blue Mountains, and the Jenolan Caves. =] We got up, had some breakfast, and hopped on a coach to the mountains, which took a couple of hours. When we got there ...

... we leave Sydney in a few days.

Oh, incidentally, fellow English footballing legend Mr David Beckham has just arrived in Sydney, ready for his exhibition game for LA Galaxy against the mighty firepower of erm... Sydney United. HAHAHAHAHHAHA!

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