Sydney sights: Wednesday 16 May 2012. Dave and I spent another wonderful sunny autumn day exploring Sydney city with Seniors $2.50 fares each, which meant trains, trams and ferries all day and night wherever we wanted to go. First stop was Milson Point station where we hopped off the train and then walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge; lovely views of Port Jackson and all. Then we caught a public ferry to Manly and walked along the beach there. I got ...

"The Intrepids" do Sydney - 15th May First priority in the morning was to get onto Mario of Thunderbikes in Perth to order parts for Trish's bike. It was going to be easier to get Mario to Express Post them than to try to find Moto Guzzi parts over here. In Mario's true style he had them in stock and it was no problem to send them to us. Finally ready to head out for our new adventure. When I stayed here 16 years ago you had to catch a bus to the station, bu...

Katoomba to Sydney: Monday 14 May 2012 Dave and I packed up our tent on a clear sunny but chilly morning. Time to leave the beautiful Blue Mountains with its rainforests, waterfalls, and stunning mountain scenery, along with every nationality of tourists. Just as we left the Katoomba Caravan Park to ride up and away through the town, Dave's speaker crackled into my helmet "Watch this next corner, it's a tricky one!" Well…..I dropped my bike…. If that pr...

Mothers' Day in the Mountains - 13th May After a cold and very windy night, what a better way to help Trish celebrate Mothers' Day than a 5km hike down into the valley then back up the Giants Stairway. The little fan heated had trouble keeping up with the strong cold winds during the night. My approach was to put ear plugs in and sleep through all the shaking and buffeting of the tent, while Trish wondered if we were going to get blown away. I have progress...

Day 1 in Katoomba - 11th May The day started off well with the people next door giving us their "Hop on Hop off" bus pass. It still had 3 days to go on it. The bus goes pass all the major attractions every hour. It means we can park the bikes up for the week and walk and bus hop to get around. Our caravan park is right near the Katoomba Falls and very close to Scenic World. Time to get the Hiking Sticks out and venture out. Off to Scenic World first, t...