45 degrees – Sunny
After the long, tiring day and late night yesterday, we had to get up at 5.45 am to be collected at 7.00 am for our day trip to the Blue Mountains.
The coach drove across the Bridge
and steadily climbed up the hill and two hours later we arrived at the Three Sisters lookout point in the Blue Mountains.
After that we went on to the Scenic Park and took a glass bottomed gondola across the ravine and another one down to the valley floor for a short walk around the forest (watching out for nasty creatures!) and then a trip on an inclined railway back up the mountainside. The railway was a 52 degree incline track which nearly tipped us out of our seats as it went up.
Following a quick lunch break at Leura (more shops!) we went to the Featherstone Animal Sanctuary to see Koalas, Kangaroos, Wombats, Alligators and other iconic animals of Australia.
We paid for a photograph of us with a Koala, but the official photo is awful and will not see the light of day! The one taken with our camera is a bit better
The Koala fur was quite rough and he is real, although he does look stuffed. We were so hot, it was at least 45 degrees at this point. I know he is a he as my face was level with the business end.
Next we took a ferry back to Sydney from Parramatta which was wonderful once the journey started, with a lovely breeze to dry us out!
Back at the hotel for 7 pm, so we had another shower and change of clothes and walked round to the nearest Pizza restaurant for dinner. Knackered!