Heading down the to Wentworth Falls. All of the hikes in the Blue Mountains were "reverse", we started out along the tablelands between the "canyons" then hiked down for the first part of the hike and then back up.
These falls were just a warm up to some breathtaking falls later in the trip.
If you look closely, you can make out a few sulphur-crested cockatoos nestled among the rocks. Jacqui was the first to spot them. We found out later that we would see them everywhere, including downtown Leura (a town nearby) and in Sydney.The trails in Blue Mountain National Park (and really in all of the parks in New South Wales) were extremely well maintained!
We stopped a visitor center in Katoomba, just as they were closing to find a caravan park. Our first night in the campervan, we successfully cooked on our gas stove and set up the beds. It was a bit of an eye-opener to see just how small of a space we could sleep, cook, and travel in...
We awoke the next morning to a flock of king parrots in the tree next to our camper! We were all pretty excited. Then, we packed up and after a stop in the little town of Leura for coffee and calls back to the US.
Chatting with Nonni and Gramma and Grandpa.We started our hike down the giant staircase, past the 3 sisters through a valley and back to the car.
The view at the start of the hike.
Heading down the Giant Stairs.
Linda Falls.
A fern grotto on the hike back up.
We found a playground on the way to the next campsite (just before it started raining) for the girls to play around on. Then a dirt road for about 10 km (the distance makes a lot more sense after you've been in Australia for at least a few days...)Next time...the rest of the Blue Mountains and on to Jenolan Caves.
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