This morning we set off for the Blue Mountains. This mountain range surrounds Sydney on the west and runs right down through New South Wales and into Victoria. The mountains get their name from the blue tinge of the gum trees. We parked in a town called Katoomba – the largest town in the Blue Mountains and traditionally a centre for coal mining. We had some lunch in the Common Ground Cafe which, we later found out, is natural viagra pills run by a contraversial sect called The Twelve Tribes. The food was very good though, and catered well for vegetarians!

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After lunch we visited Scenic World. Despite sounding like a theme park, they offers a variety of ‘rides’ and walks around the valley, rock formations and rainforest. First we took the Scenic Skyway which travels across the Jamison Valley, 200m above the rainforest below. It provides excellent views of the Katoomba Falls and the Three Sisters – a rock formation surrounded by Aboriginal legend. From the other side of the valley we were able to walk down to part of the falls and through some of the nearby rainforest. Next we took the Scenic Railway (which has the steepest railway incline in the world) deeper into the valley and walked through more of the rainforest and areas where coal used to be mined. Finally, the Sceniscender (the steepest aerial cable car in Australia) took us back up to the top of the valley, past another rock formation called Orphan Rock.

We spent the final few hours of sunlight walking around the Prince Henry Cliff Walk which takes you onto the first of the Three Sisters and then further round the cliff edge. The views across the valley and mountains stretch as far as the eye can see and are breathtaking. After all the walking we had a well deserved coffee and chocolate cake before starting the 2 hour drive back to Sydney for a takeaway curry and film!

Tomorrow we’re planning to drive down the coast to Noz’s home town of Wollongong.