I don't have much time to write today but since it's been almost a week since my last update I wanted to put in a few lines.
First off, happy anniversary to my brother Michael and his wife of one year Julie. May the years to come be even better than the one behind you.
When I last wrote I was in Sydney, not sure where I was heading next. I had hoped to visit some people in Katoomba, 1 - 2 hours east of Sydney, I had met through a great help exchange website I had just found called appropriately enough HelpX. While waiting to hear back from one of the people I had contacted I got a call from Frank outside of Wollongong.
Frank had received one of the messages I had sent out looking for a place to sleep. Even though I was set on making it out to Katoomba the friendliness of Frank's invitation quickly steered Amy's and my course south toward Wollongong.
Frank was great! He wasted no time in showing us the area. We drove south along the coast and took in the sites along the way. We drove quite a ways down the beaches of southern New South Wales and even dipped into the Australian Capital Territory to see the whitest sand in the world of Jervis Bay. We had a super time.
After saying goodbye to Frank on Wednesday we headed to Katoomba. Luckily both Bill and Tom had written us about stopping by. That was all we needed to head straight there.
Katoomba is nestled right in the heart of Austrlia's breathtaking Blue Mountains. It's truly amazing out here. In Katoomba you can see for miles on end at a spot called Echo Point. Apparently there are trails weaving all through the bush below and I look forward to soon discovering these for myself.
I've taken loads more great pictures and I hope to be able to share some of them soon. Gotta run for now. It's too beautiful outside to sit behind the computer!
Posted January 5, 2005 06:53 PM @ (GMT - 6)
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Boi I miss you. I had a good excuse why I couldn't see you when you were in town last but I can't remember what it was. Dammit. You know I love you though. I have a good friend who's in New Zealand right now....not sure of her ctc info but I'll get it for you. She's nutty but you might enjoy her. :-P Miss you!!