Day 55 - Downunder 2016 - Sun - 11/20/16 - Katoomba - Day 3

Today's word was bushwalk as well. We fixed our own continental breakfast before heading out to catch our Explorer Bus. A few blocks from our hotel is Echo Point with magnificent views of the Three Sisters. But all the tourists could see today was thick fog. That had to be a disappointment for all those on tour busses where their 15 minute visit was obscured. We ride our bus to the Leura Cascades stop that we ended our walk at yesterday.  

The fog was pretty much gone at Leura Cascades by the time we got there and we started our bush walk with the goal of walking to Gordon Falls, the Pool of Siloam, and Lyre Bird Dell. The trail today was in much poorer condition and had lots more stairs and steps, but the views were not disappointing! We even encountered a pair of lyrebirds, more cockatoos, lots of butterflies, a small lizard and one foot long lizard plus Aboriginal cave dwellings. In a he first part of the walk there were a number of other people, but in the latter part, there were few to none.  

Along the way we had a very pleasant encounter with some young German tourists who were up here for the day.

At stop 20, we reboarded the Explorer Bus and rode it around to stop 1 where we bought a unique gift item for one of our children and then walked to the Gingerbread Cafe before reboarding the Explorer Bus back to our motel just as the thunderstorm was starting. It was about two hours earlier than yesterday.

Tomorrow we are going to Scenic World to ride the aerial tram, the cable car, and world's steepest inclined railway, plus a rainforest exploration. It should be fun.

While the destination is important, remember to savor the journey.