Blue Mountains
Sunday, August 17th, 2008The Blue Mountains are kind of a hippie, outdoorsy-type area. Lots of hiking and bush walks are the norm. I think Jess and I probably walked about 15-20 miles while we were there and have just gotten back to our apartment. The big tourist attraction there is called the “3 Sisters,” 3 large stacks of rocks that come up really high, and there’s a “Giant Stairway” that winds all the way down around there — something like 800 steps. One guy named Ranger McKay made it his life’s work, and it’s quite impressive if you walk down it. Here’s a link about it so you can see some pics:
http://www.infobluemountains.
We stayed at the 3 Sisters Motel in Katoomba, the biggest town in the Blue Mountains.
We also did this walk:
http://ozultimate.com/
But we did the additional 2.5 km from Scenic World each way, and another 1 km or so down the Furber Steps. It was a lot of walking, but definitely worth it for the 360 degree panorama from the top of the Ruined Castle.
We met a group (commune?) of hippies at the top of the Ruined Castle that run a cafe
in Katoomba. We stopped for a meal on our way out and they gave us a loaf of bread. It was tasty, and hippies are pretty nice!