OZ - Blue Mountains

We spent the last two days in the Blue Mountains. They get their name from the fact they look bluish. The blue haze comes from the oil of the eucalyptus tree which is also called the Blue Gum Tree.

We stopped to see the famous Three Sisters Rock. Legend has it that three sisters from one aboriginal tribe fell in love with three brothers from another tribe. The tribes went to war and a witch doctor turned the three sisters into stone until the war was over. Only the witch doctor died before he could turn them back. Hence the Three Sister's Rocks.

The kids and Sean went on a sky cable car ride between two mountains. They said it was beautiful. We then took the world's most vertically inclined train deep into the valley. And when they say vertical, they pretty much mean straight up and down. At the bottom, we took a hike through the rainforest which was beautiful.

We then drove several hours to Port Stephens. They call it the Dolphin Captial of Australia. There are supposed to be lots of Koala Bears.

Here's hoping the next few days will be filled with animal sightings. Hope everyone is finsihing up the last of the Christmas preparations. Hardly feels like Christmas to us but we are having a good time.

We'll keep you updated onour journey every couple of days. Deb, Sean, Caitlin, Connor and Shannon.