01 Dec 2024
We needed to fill our day between disembarking a ship in Sydney to flying out late evening so we approached Michael to see if could accommodate us and give us some sort of itinerary to fill our day. The response was positive and on the morning of disembarking, we were met at the cruise terminal by Mark, who was so laid back he was almost horizontal. He was great company and we enjoyed the banter along the way to our first stop of Wentworth Falls, the journey took about 1 ½ hours and we then spent 40 minutes or so viewing it from the various lookouts. 40 minutes later we arrived at the Three Sisters Lookout for some breathtaking views of the Blue Mountains iconic landmark. Here we spent about an hour enjoying and photographing the views.
We decided that our next stop would be good for a lunch break and our driver suggested the Katoomba RSL which is what we did. We probably spent too long there chatting and eating because our next stop was Scenic World. There were three rides there that we had planned to do but because of the queues only managed one which was the Skyway This was a cable car ride across the Jamison Valley. It’s the highest cable car ride in Australia.
Because of the timing and the really long queues, we had to cut our stop short and decided to head back to the airport. Had it been a weekday and no queues we could have achieved a lot more. You always need something to come back for.
Mark dropped us off at the airport at 5:15 and in good time to check in for our flight back to the UK.
This little excursion filled our day perfectly and a big thanks to Michael for organising and to Mark for being a great companion for the day.
Don't mention the cricket!!!!!