The Blue Mountains 17/11

The Blue Mountains (so called because you can see a blue haze above them evaporating from the Eucalypt trees) start approx. 100km from Sydney and we managed to cover 380km in one day during our trip there. The main town in the area is Katoomba.
















We went on the Skyway which is a cable car 200m above the rainforest.
















The most famous landmark is the Three Sisters.


















There was a massive forest fire which closed a major road and threatened local towns. The fire was still burning two weeks later. The helicopters were water bombing the fire to try and put it out.