Sydney - The Blue Mountains. The very first question may be – why are they called BLUE mountains? If you look at the various pictures you will notice that in the distance there is always a blue haze. The Blue Mountains is a magical place any time of the year. The Blue Mountains is densely populated by oil bearing Eucalyptus trees. The atmosphere is filled with finely dispersed droplets of oil, which, in combination with dust particles and water vapour, scat...

Port Macquarie is situated on the Central Coast of the State of New South Wales. Today it is a place where many people retire but in the past it survived on Sugarcane, Fishing and Timber. A very pretty town with a sparkling beach front and a lush green hinterland. My reason to stop here was to make an early start to ride the famous Oxley Highway which runs west-northwest; a bit in the wrong direction if you want to go south but certainly worth the detour. The "Ox...