Blue Mountains

Last evening we walked along Circular Quay and over to the opera house. What a beautiful place this is. We had an early start today for our tour to the Blue Mountains.This is the Grand Canyon of Australia although not quite as grand. We were picked up at 7:45 and our first stop along the way was Featherdale Wildlife Park. I'm not normally a fan of wildlife parks as they are usually over rated and you can't get close to the animals but this one was fantastic. We got up close to the kangaroos, Wallabies and Wombats and we got to pet the Koalas. Took lots of pictures. We even saw a couple Kangaroos with the Joey in the pouch. From here we went to Wentworth Falls where you could walk down 240 steps & do a bush walk up close to the falls. No I didn't do this but Dun did and he said his legs were a bit sore after.From here we stopped at the small town of Leura better known as Garden Village for lunch. They sure don't give the food away. Over $32 for French toast and water and this was the cheapest on the menu. We were now in the heart of the mountains Next stop was the Three Sisters rock formation at Echo Point followed by a scenic Sky tram across a deep gorge with waterfalls. We then took a steep railway tour straight down into the mountain and we walked along the rainforest floor before taking a cablecar back to the top of the mountain On our way back to the city we stopped at the site of the Sydney Olympics and from here we took the rivercat along the Parammeta River traveling under the Sydney Harbour Bridge ending at Circular Quay around 6 pm. This was a fun packed busy day and not one I will soon forget. We later walked down along the waterfront for supper at an outside cafe where we were joined by a couple from Ontario. One thing I have noticed is how friendly the Aussies are. They go out of their way to assist total strangers on the street. Well it's time to call it a night. got to get rested for tomorrows activities.