Boomerang Dave's Boomerang Journal

On Sunday the second we head out into the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. The tour book says it's a 90 minute drive, but it takes us nearly 3 hours. We did need to stop for fuel and a bathroom break. We arrive at the Echo Point Lookout and can't find a place to park. We end up parking down the hill and walking back. The lookout is unbelievable with view that seems to reach many miles. Nearby is the Three Sisters rock formation and we take excellent photos. It was quite windy at the lookout, so much so that Barb was having trouble holding the camera still.  The mountains are incredible! A treat was an aborigine who was in "native" dress and playing didge. He was really good and was collecting quite a bit of coinage. He would also pose for photos. At one point there was a little girl in a stroller, who was afraid of him. He then played "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" as his played didge. It was funny and she smiled, but still wasn't convinced he wasn't some sort of monster. I talked with him a bit about didges, and then got my photo taken with him, which is the one I use in my intro above.

We left the lookout and headed to Wentworth Falls. We found the lookout, but the hiking trails were all pretty steep and rocky, and my knees/ankles were not willing to try it. We headed back to Sydney and stopped at a fruit stand called appropriately "The Fruit House." I just wonder what it would have been called if they sold nuts! We still needed something for supper and try as we might, did not see a grocery store along our drive back into the city. We ended up walking out to the one near the hotel and grabbed some steaks.
 
Photo: The Three Sisters