Hi! First you get to see pictures before you read my comments. The first picture is pretty self-explanatory. Don't miss the cute, cuddly koala on the tree branch. We were on an excursion by tour bus yesterday, Sunday, to the Blue Mountains and we were at our first stop which is Featherdale Wildlife Park. It is a preserve for Australian animals and many just roam free. We were walking along when suddenly a small kangaroo came hopping across the trail paying no attention to us at all. The white kangaroos were enclosed but the white peacock was not. That was the first time I had ever seen either a white kangaroo or a white peacock. In the next photo of kangaroos, notice the baby's head peeking out of the mother's pouch. Adorable! The next picture shows one of the rock cliffs of the Blue Mountain Range, although the pictures just don't do it justice. We saw some breathtaking views of the mountains and valleys below. The last picture is of the three outcroppings of rock called the Three Sisters. Wish I had asked the reason they are called that. These last two pictures were taken at a place called Scenic World where we took a cable car ride across Jamison Valley, walked around on a boardwalk in a temperate rainforest, then went back up the very steep incline in a railway car to the top again. It was awesome and somewhat scary. I'm really glad we did it. We had lunch at a golf club called Katoomba Golf Club where Gary went to get a score card. Of course, the distance between the holes is measured in meters, not in yards. Our tour guide showed us many sites on the way to and from the Blue Mountains and gave lots of good facts and stories about Sydney, the Blue Mountains, and Australia in general. It was well worth our time and money.
When we arrived back at our hotel we set out for my favorite place called Guylians for quiche, salad, a sweet roll and hot chocolate. Delicious! We slept well last night!
I told Gary he needs to write the next post for what he did today. I shopped a little, found a bead store and purchased some pretty beads. I also found the opal pendant at a jewelry store that I'd like to have. We are thinking about it. Tonight we were invited out to dinner by the woman Gary was working for while here in Sydney. She was very nice and we enjoyed ourselves very much. She took us to a wonderful fish/seafood place.
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