Blackheath rated our presence as it is central to the fabulous blue mountains with the main  attraction the impressive stone outcrop `the three sisters'. And speaking of three sisters it is also home to Lois the youngest of Heathers 3 sisters. We were fortunate enough to be able to have lunch with Lois and family before taking in the breathtaking sights the area has to offer.Footnote: The Greater Blue Mountains Area is UNESCO World Heritage listed.

 Canberra, is Australia's capital. Probably the most unique feature is that the central city is laid out in a circular road pattern. This makes getting lost quite achievable! Canberra is also home to some excellent museums (mostly free) with the Australian War Memorial, being second to none.The Parliament House is also easy to access and well worth the visit. We were lucky enough to have Cathy Freeman in the house filming an electoral advertisement. Heather...

We put Corryong on our visit list to principally catch up with Avan's brother Syd & spouse Kim, but it is also conveniently situated to the picturesque pass over the Snowy Mountains to Canberra, Australia's Capital.Syd & Kym run a travelling Australiana show visiting schools and country shows. They were due to put their show on at the `The Man From Snowy River Festival' which encompasses cowboys competing in a variety of events, the winner earning the...

The main reason for stopping off at Mildura was to visit Heathers brother David and spouse Jill, who live just out of Mildura at Redcliffs. We had a great social visit and caught up on tent repairs and other maintenance jobs.Redcliffs is also home to an enormous tractor known as Big Lizzie which was used in early years to cross the Murray River with necessary goods as no other method existed. Later it was used for other projects (such as land clearing).

 During our stay in Adelaide we took up Heather's brother Dennis invited us for a weekend on their houseboat on the Mighty River Murray.We had a great time and even managed to take our fold up portabote for a spin. We also took a weekend camping trip down south to 42 mile beach with son, Tim. Fantastic location with great sunset but no fish landed.