From Orange and Bathurst we head East into the Blue Mountains and find our way to the town of Lithgow and Wallerawang
Some of the scenery throughout this area was absolutely incredible. The fantastic pictures were too many to publish and just doesn't do it justice! Anyway here are a few from just out of Lithgow
We also took a drive out from Wallerawang towards Newnes Plateau where there was some more incredible scenery. We managed to find some beautiful cliffs and rock formations and I played my latest songs. Here it is;
I believe this might be some Aboriginal art work.....
The decent into the gorge
From there we headed off towards Towoomba to see the Three Sisters and more amazing scenery on the way
The flower of our native plant the Banksia
And we catch up with the Three Sisters
The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, 'Meehni', 'Wimlah' and Gunnedoo' lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe.
These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law forbade them to marry.
The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to use force to capture the three sisters causing a major tribal battle.
As the lives of the three sisters were seriously in danger, a witchdoctor from the Katoomba tribe took it upon himself to turn the three sisters into stone to protect them from any harm. While he had intended to reverse the spell when the battle was over, the witchdoctor himself was killed. As only he could reverse the spell to return the ladies to their former beauty, the sisters remain in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle for generations to come.
One of the methods of seeing the mountains around the Three Sisters
At Scenic World there are cable cars, and rail cars that you can take to see various parts of these mountains
Would make for an interesting rock climb! Not for me!
This little fella (an Echidna) decided this was the best spot for a bit of afternoon warmth.
Wonderful driving though the forest
We head off to the town of Portland where they have painted all various 'Retro' pictures of yester-year all over the buildings.Once a year a group of artists gather in the town and paint murals voluntarily of yester-year. It not only took us back in time but was great to see the terrific art work...
Ahhh yes Weet-Bix my favourite cereal in the whole world! Do you want to know how many Weet-Bix I have a day???? Huh hey do you?? Huh, huh?? Well my friend 2.5 has been standard for the past 35 years. Does that make me a share holder?
Ahhh, nothing I like better than a nice cup of tea first thing in the morning!! Tea anyone?
I think the song went ...... more safe, more smart, Mortein!!! And in the words of the famous John Laws when your on a good thing stick to it!!! and apparently he's out of retirement and back on the radio!
This one was Karen's favourite on the side of the local pub!
Karen likes Aeroplane Jelly!!
and many people have recently commented on how much I resemble the Brasso kid! I like to think I just brighten things up... Hahahaha
One of my favourites because of the variety. Beer, wine and good ol Throaties.
and the next morning you would have a nice big bowl of Uncle Tobys to make you feel pretty again!
Hmmm well I've been eating them for over 40 years and I think I might be cooking them wrong ;)
We found this little lady walking past our caravan. Apparently she is a Barrister in the bird kingdom and she was on her way to court. I like to refer to her as my little Judge Judy!
And tomorrow it will be time to hit the road south towards Jenolan
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