Canberra and the Blue Mountains

Alrighty...now I even have to admit I'm falling behind in my blog duties. I'm now about three weeks behind. Sorry to you all, but my travels in New Zealand have been fast and furious and tough to find the time to hit the Internet. But I guess many of you don't know that I'm already in NZ...good stories to come...sorry for wrecking the surprise. So...Surprise!!!!



The Canberra and Blue Mountain photos here are a bit out of order but they spanned over two camera memory cards. The first picture you see is of the "Three Sisters" in the Blue Mountains. I was only able to spend one day in the Blue Mountains (two or three would have been better), but our guide told us the views we were seeing were the best he had seen in almost a month. I'm not sure how many of you are aware, but the east coast of Australia has had a "terrible" summer. I put terrible in quotes, because they actually did need all the rain as they've been in drought for the last six years.

I was told my most backpackers to skip Canberra...Australia's capital...as there was nothing to do there. In hindsight, I wish I would have booked more than a day and a half in the capital. The war museum was absolutely an "experience". I was only able to spend two hours there, but I could have spent two days. I had no idea there had been so many wars fought around the world. I guess I should have paid more attention in history class.

My friend Mr. Hewitt would have loved this place as he is an airplane guru and the amount of airplanes in the joint were astounding. They even had a full size Lancaster Bomber under the roof. I would love to show you all the great pics, but once again my camera sucks. I know I say that a lot, but it's true and I'm hoping one of you blog readers will buy me a new camera and send it down here. Do I have any takers?

I also found myself at the Parliament buildings and another museum in Canberra. The culture I'm getting on this trip is a little overpowering and I've had to dumb myself down time and time again. As most of you know...I'm pretty good at it. I think I'm back to normal now. Whew...that was close.

By now it's been four months since I've been in Australia and the time has flown by with phenomenal adventures, sights and people along the way, but I am ready for a change of scenery. Bring on New Zealand!!! At the time of this blog I had one last week in Australia and it was great to spend it with a fellow Canuck. My friend Darryl flew to Sydney for a holiday and the next blog will detail some of our (mis)adventures.

I thought you might like to see another shot of the Blue Mountains. See you in Sydney!!