THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. Yesterday we went on a full days tour to the Blue Mountains which are just about and hour and a half away from Sydney. The day was full and included alot of stops. We saw five kangaroo's up close and got a video of a 5 month old baby (named Joey) hopping around as cute as can be!

We stopped and had lunch in a mountain town and my mom had the traditional pie. It's like a chicken pot pie in the states but they make all different kinds here and they are so popular. Pumpkin anything is also big here... pumpkin soup, bread, salad etc... So she got a pumpkin, feta cheese, and lentil pie and it was delish.

After lunch we took a sky rail down a huge drop off into the heart of the mountains to see The Three Sisters (a famous rock formation). To get back up we took the steepest railway (kinda like a train) ride in the world. At one point we were at 56 degrees. Later in the day we hiked down to a view of a waterfall in midst the mountains and finished the day taking a fairy ride back into Sydney. At the waterfall I talked with our guide (who looked just like Gary Hall Jr. an American swimmer) about Americans. He said he heard a stat that less than 5% of Americans ever travel outside of the US!

It was a great day but by the end of it we were exhausted and ready for bed! This morning I flew to Christchurch and am happy to be back in New Zealand! I'm still quite sick so I am laying low in my hostel bed. I lost my voice and sound like a raspy version of Demi Moore so I have gotten three comments about how I have such a interesting unique voice. Oh geese.

All for now.

Much Love,

Hannah