Our last full day in Oz was spent exploring the Blue Mountains, We got a train to Katoomba, which is 2 hours away from Sydney and then took the Explorer Bus around the area. Our first stop was at Echo Point to see the Three Sisters and to do the Giant Staircase walk. This staircase has 1000 steps down to the forest floor where we walked 2km to the Scenic Railway which took us up out of the valley. This is the worlds steepest railway at 55 degrees but it did ...

To Miss Porter's class, We are having a great time here in Australia and are enjoying its many attractions. As the weather is so warm we have spent several days lazing on the golden sandy beach because it is cooler by the sea. Byron Bay was very lively and you would have loved paddling in the clear blue sea and skipping over the crashing waves.You should have seen the man building a royal palace out of the moist golden sands it was very impressive! He was...

Hello to everyone still reading our postcards!!! Monday night we went to the Sydney Opera House to watch a performance by the Australian Ballet in collaboration with an Australian contemporary group. It was nice to go into the Opera House to see something rather than paying for a tour and the performance was vibrant and certainly a highlight of our trip. Last Tuesday was Adam's birthday and he wants you all to no he had a fantastic day. He decided weeks...

Hello from Sydney Australia our last destination downunder!! Well although we are staying in a crusty hostel run by a french pirate the city attractions certainly make up for it. Yesterday (Sat) after our long journey to get here we did not go straight to bed but headed for Paddington and to a craft market where Ad got a birthday present from me. Today we walked up to The Rocks where the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House are. First we explored ...

Hello to you all we hope you had a good Easter, we spent ours in Brisbane lying aound the lagoon swimming pool soaking up the sun. Brisbane was a really nice City although we found that alot of attractions and activities were closed most of Easter weekend so we didn't do as much as we would have liked. However, it was good to do some serious tv watching as we have been deprived of it for 4 weeks. We took the Greyhound down to Byron Bay where we only spe...