Up close to the Blue Mountains

We travelled with a small group on a journey around 90 minutes out of Sydney. Interesting seeing the scenery change from city to suburbs, passing small villages and even spying kangaroos lounging in some local back yards before spotting the mountains in the distance.

A rugged landscape with breath-taking natural beauty and the mountains do indeed have a blue hue! I learnt the reason why. The science behind it being with the forest thick in eucalyptus trees, eucalyptus oil droplets mix with water vapour and dust and scatter rays of blue light. Now you know too. We used one of the many bushwalking trails to make our way down to waterfalls, dipping our toes was refreshing. Some slippery pathways along the way, especially under the rocky overhangs, I’m glad we’d followed instructions and wore good walking boots. More great advice was to take a filled reusable water bottle, hat and do not touch the funnel-web spider webs carefully woven into the nooks and crannies of the rocks!!

Seeing such sights as the famous 3 sisters in real life from Echo Point was amazing but in addition to the general beauty and peace of the area, my highlight was the most stunning sunset. Our guide ‘Buck’ had timed our day perfectly, checking the time for sunset so we could be positioned perfectly. I hope my amateur snaps say it all.

If you get the chance to visit, grab the opportunity.