THREE SISTERS

We are on holiday (vacation) for the next two weeks and our plans this time included a stay-cation around more of Sydney.  There is so much to see and we want to see it all.  

Yesterday we spent the day in the Blue Mountains.  The Blue Mountains is a mountain range that is just a short drive from Sydney ---1.5 hours to the West.  The mountains are named for the blue haze, caused by light striking eucalyptus oil particles in the air (courtesy of our travel book).  It is a beautiful place with stunning views, 200+ bushwalks and gorgeous vegetation.  There are rugged cliffs and rock formations, ravines and waterfalls.  We had a wonderful day....it was a bit windy but, we have heard that is normal.  

View from Echo Point

See how windy....look at our hair.

On our way out there we were encouraged to stop and have lunch in a darling little village called Leura.  As we were pulling into the village, the girls got very excited because it reminded them of Park City, Utah.  They fell instantly in love.  We walked up and down the streets, went to the CANDY SHOP and bought old-time candies, and we had lunch in a tiny cafe.  They were thrilled and would have loved to spend more time hanging out in the village however, Tom was on a mission and wanted the girls to fully appreciate the Blue Mountains National Park.  We did NOT drive 1.5 hours for SHOPS.  I think sometimes he forgets that he is in a family with four females and shopping is in their DNA.  We would drive anywhere to SHOP.

Loved seeing the Cherry Blossoms -- reminded me of HOME!

Jane found a dog that she wanted to snuggle....we miss our Cooper.

We continued on our journey and we arrived at Echo Point.  It is a lookout point where you can see the expansive view and the THREE SISTERS.  The Three Sisters is a giant rock formation that takes it name from an Aboriginal legend.  The story tells of three sisters turned to stone by their witch-doctor father to keep them safe from an evil bunyip or monster.  However, the father eventually died and was never able to turn them back.  Tom thought this place was very fitting for our girls ----Three sisters with three sisters.  He reminded the girls that they needed to make good choices in their lives because he would hate to have to find a witch doctor to turn them into stone.

The Three Sisters

Three sisters standing besides three sisters.

We had the opportunity to do some bushwalking and to drive through a fair bit of the national park.  It is beautiful and we really enjoyed our visit.  Day 1 of our stay-cation was a sucess ---more to come.