Sydney- Day 3
We woke up on Day 3 to a nice sunny day. More pics of our treehouse because Dear really enjoyed the place. And it is such a rare opportunity to stay in such a place. It is almost like we were living in a Famous Five story!
The exterior of the tree house. Literally perched on vegetation in the woods!
A closer shot of the house from its balcony. To the right is the kitchen area and further right out if the picture is the toilet with transparent door.
Since the toilet is out of the house, it is quite bothersome if you have to use the toilet in the middle of the night and climb down the steep stairs from the bed in the attic. I have to trouble Dear to let me out to the toilet as he had installed an anti-intruders system by securing the doors of the house with pots and pans. Dear was so intent on keeping us safe that he also kept the kitchen knife under the bed when we slept. :p
The owner of the house told us that the house was built by his brother-in-law when the main house ass undergoing renovations. The purpose was to provide a place for the kids or whoever wanted to do some work quietly.
The outdoor balcony where you can sit and enjoy nature. We were told there have been kangaroo sightings around the house but sadly we didn't get to see any.
Breakfast today was the leftover lamingtons with coffee (or is it coffee milk)? Nice feel to be eating in this kind of surroundings.
After breakfast, it is time to go out and start the day. This is how the entrance to our treehouse look like when walking from the dirt road from the main house.
Also got a hammock outside the house.
Walking towards the main house, which is the orange building at the back of the picture.
There was a wood shed where we parked our rented car in front of.
The cute family dog, which kept barking at us but became friendly on our last day at the house.
Driving the dirt road from the woods out to the main road. Can you imagine how dark and scary it was at night when we got lost?!
We must, of course, start the day with a Magnum. We went to the town in Blackheath to grab the ice cream before setting off on the long drive to Jenolan Caves.
Driving through the streets of Blackheath
Nice artwork everywhere.
We were lucky to see autumn leaves. It was a pleasant surprise for me. :)
Cruising along to Jenolan Caves.
Entering the town.
Or maybe I shouldn't call it a town because it is very small and it doesn't look like there were houses.
We went for a tour of the Imperial Cave, the easiest cave for tourists.
It was a pretty interesting to be in a cave, and a live cave at that. Though I am not sure if I can appreciate the formations and stuff in the cave since everything looks about the same to me : p
After the tour, we went to take a look at a couple of caves that were opened for free to the public.
At one side of the entrance is a beautiful lake. Look at how the trees are reflected beautifully in the waters. It made me realise how important clean air and surroundings are to Nature.
See how the duck is nor afraid and came so near to us.
We went back to the cafeteria of the town and were forced to buy expensive lousy sandwiches for lunch because they had ran out of the hot food. :(
After a lousy lunch, we made our way to Katoomba. As we drove out of the Jenolan Caves, we saw a kangeroo hopping onto the hills at the road side. And after a little more time on the road, I managed to get this sad photo of a roadkill. We had seen quite a few of these dead kangeroos when driving around the Blue Mountains but this is the one that I managed to get a relatively clear picture of.
Kangeroos should hold road safety lessons on crossing the roads in their community. :p
So we continue on driving past the grand scenary.
And finally reached the town of Katoomba. There were some tourist shops near the viewing point for the Three Sisters Rocks.
Walking towards the viewing point.
Tadah! The Three Sisters Rocks. The most told legend of the Rocks is that they are three sisters from the Katoomba tribe who had fallen in love with three men from a neighbouring tribe. Customs dictate that they could not get married and the men tried to use force to capture the three sisters. The two tribes fought and an elder turned the sisters into rocks to protect them but he was killed in the fighting and there was no one else to turn them back.
All right, cool story bro.
We didn't think much of the rocks (they just look like what they look like right). But I guess it is one of those things you visit to tick them off the checklist. There is also a Scenic Railway for those who wants to explore more of the Rocks but that is too touristy for us.
After that we headed back to Blackheath for a little walk in the woods at our treehouse before heading out to dinner. The owners of our treehouse had recommended a restaurant in a guidebook placed in the treehouse for guests but it was closed. So we chose one that looked crowded.
The restaurant was like an old school hang out where many families and elderly was having their meals. I had a steak with chips.
While Dear had the sausage and mashed potatoes.
I was pretty exhausted because i was still battling my cold and couldn't wait to collapse in bed. So it was back to the treehouse for a rest after dinner.
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