One week is over of my 2 week term break. Starting Tuesday, Adam and I took road trips to the west, north and south of Sydney New South Wales.


Before i begin, let me say an eulogy to my dearest mp3 player: my Creative Zen.

When i saw Kentie's post abt her friend's ipod, little did i know the same fate would befall upon my unfortunate soul. Lesson learnt, do not put ur player in ur back pocket of a tight pair of black jeans and bend over picking up the socks you are about to wear to go for a road trip. Sigh, it still plays music, but i don't know what i'm selecting. So sad...

So, Day 1, Tuesday 27th September.
Off to the Blue Mountains in the west. It's called the blue mountains because the reserve is full of gum trees, and the eucalyptus oils released into the air form a fine mist that relects the sunlight to give it a blue sheen all over the mountains. Of course when i was there i got a very foggy idea of that because of the fog.


The little mountain town of Katoomba was where we had lunch, and trek around the amazing sights.


Leura is an even smaller village with just one street with shops. The streets are lined with beautiful blooming spring flowers, and there seemed to be a festive spirit in the town even during this wierd time. We christened Christmas Town of Year round Visitation.



Day 2, 28th Sept, Wed

Today it's north we go. After my camera joined my Zen in the old folks home of decrepit and not fully functional electronics, i was quite upset and didn't take that many photos. But here's a few nice shots:

Beatrice joined us today, it's nice to have some new company too, but she said Adam and I talked so fast and she didn't understand much so she shut up 80% of the time hahaha. We drove by Farms, horse rances, and Aussie cows raised on a range which is supposed to be healthier and humane, but look so skinny i wondered if i have been misunderstanding from ads that all cows should be fat. On the was north to Gosford, we visited the Aussie reptile Farm, where somehow there were more dingos, wombats, koalas, and Roos than reptiles. There were free range roos that ran around and let u pat them... though i'm pretty sure they suppress their natural urge to box the annoying aussie kids trying to stuff grass in their mouths.

We had a seafood platter for dinner in Terringal, a seaside town full of old folks home. We speculated if this peacefull scenic town was known to be a popular retirement place, though the perpetual sea mist and cold winds would really kinda mess up your golden years with the athritis and rheumatism and all.


Day 3, 29th Sep, Thurs

Today it's south we go. The Southern Highlands! This was the best trip in my opinion, it was great fun.

We drove thru kangaroo valley where somehow there was no kangaroos to be seen. We travelled through a mountain road so scary and skinny we were laughing in fear and amusement. I got a multi award winning Cabernet Merlot at Centennial Vineyard in Bowral... we had interestingly a vegetarian lunch in a chinese restaurant... I got my balls scared off looking over Fitzroy Falls...


We did a roundabout hook and headed home up north on a different route. The seaside town of Kiama and it's famous blowhole... trekked out to the raging waves, on cliffs only 10 metres or so away from lethal rips... and watched the beautiful bay and spray sing their song since time eternal... awwww...


It was a great long trip, and the fun was amazing. Maybe in november we'll go to melbourne and visit veron and sue ann!