Hello everyone! Yesterday we got back from a place called the Blue Mountains. The first day we were there we stopped at a national park and got to see wild kangaroos. You couldn't get too close but close enough to take some pictures. They are really interesting to watch because their arms are really small so when they walk they use their tails too! You always think of them jumping but their body mechanics are really visible when they are moving along slowly and just eating grass.
After the park we went on a hike in the mountains and passed a large waterfall and then descended into the rainforest valley. The only animals we saw on the walk were cockatoos but we also saw the webs of the most deadly spiders in Australia. They are called funnel web spiders and you can't see the actually spider, but there were tons of holes in the dirt next to the trail. They basically looked like someone had stuck their finger in the side of the hill and pulled it back out (except for behind the hole lives a huge deadly spider).
To finish the day we walked down about 1000 steps and then rode the world's steepest train back to the top of the mountain. It was originally built for use in coal mining, but only the coal went on the train- the workers had to climb the stairs!
The next day in the mountains we went on a trip to the Jenolan caves, which have been forming for about 400 million years. The cave we toured was impressive, but a little repetitive. We should have spent the extra money and done the adventure trip where you actually climb and get to wear lights on your head. What stole the show at the caves was the animal we saw in the lake. Lola and I were reading a sign at the edge of the water and all of the sudden this little brown animal surfaced in the middle of the lake. Right away we noticed that it had a bill and realized it was a platypus!!! It dove back under pretty quickly but it was really neat to see such a unique animal.
Now we are back in Sydney but not for long. Saturday we are heading to our friends beach house (which will still be cold, but fun). And then on Monday we fly north to Cairns and begin our trip down the coast. As promised, I am going to post some pictures right after this.
2 comments:
Aw, your pictures are amazing! You have seen so many icons of Australia, the opera house, kangaroo, and a platypus in the wild...very cool.
The most dangerous spiders in Australia creeped me out though, you brave women you!
The cave in Fiji looked absolutely beautiful!
Have fun on your next adventure and keep up the writing!
xxoo
MOM
You are so cool. I tell everyone I know that my sister is in Australia. It makes me cool by association, or at least I like to think so.
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