Here's Katie hand-feeding a kangaroo at Featherdale Wildlife Park
And here's me doing the same!
We saw lots of koalas in the trees
And even got to get up close and personal and pet them
A couple of wombats - the only time they generally come out is to eat
The Tasmanian devil was running laps around the tree base but paused for this quick shot after about 20 blurred takes
This is a cassowary, a common and potentially dangerous animal in the rainforests we visited in Cape Tribulation last weekend
Jack, oh wait, that's a dingo which bears a strong resemblance to my buddy at home
The miniature penguins, like we would expect to see at Phillip Island
The Blue Mountains, toted as Australia's 'Grand Canyon', and so dubbed because of the blue haze created by the eucalyptus trees
And here's Lisa between me and Katie in front of the Three Sisters rock formation at Echo Point
A close up view of the Three Sisters
This is the steepest railway in the world (52 degree angle), which we rode to the bottom of the Blue Mountains. It was quite a thrill, resembling an amusement park ride without any safety bars or belts.
Freaky!!
Katie's working it on the horse which was used historically in coal mining of this area
I'm swinging from the vines at every opportunity
me and Katie waiting for our cruise ship back into Sydney Harbour enjoying the sunset over the Paramatta River
Sunday we took a bus tour to the Blue Mountains. This tour was a Sorenson design, jam packing everything possible into a single day. Put your foot down, you've been here. We started with a stop at a wildlife park to see, pet, and feed all kinds of Australian animals. Feeding the kangaroos was a real thrill and we found them to be similar to dogs in their gentle mannerisms, even placing a paw on our hands while eating. We then enjoyed a boomerang throwing demonstration. Next onto the Blue Mountains, where we hiked down part of the gorge to see Gordan Falls, then went to Scenic World where we took a skyway, a cable car, a railway, and walked through a portion of the gorge, then stopped at Sublime Lookout for afternoon tea. We got to rub our hands and squeeze the leaves of a teatree oil tree to clean our hands. Oh, I almost forgot to mention the bbq lunch - none other than kanga bangers (that's a kangaroo sausage). The next stop was the site of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. However, there was a Socceroos game on that night, so we couldn't gain expected entrance. We barely stepped off the bus before we were herded back on. Our final leg of the tour was a river cruise from Homebush Bay down the Paramatta River back into the Sydney Harbour at Circular Quay. Our tour returned rather early (by 6PM), but after two nights of 3 hours of sleep, Katie and I were exhausted and opted to take a nap before heading out for the night. In true Sorenson form, we slept and slept and slept. We woke up at 2AM, got ready and headed out to see what we could find, but were disappointed that Sydney is not a city that doesn't sleep. The streets were dead and we reluctantly went back to bed.
