Blue Mountains Journal

Here's another shot of the Kanimbla Valley. It turned out to not be such a bright idea venturing west that day. The alternative route west was cut off for some reason so there was double the traffic on the Great Western Highway. Even after cooling our heels for a couple of hours in Lithgow to let it clear it was a very slow crawl back home. That's it for this trip. I'm starting a visit to Berrima over at Sweet Wayfaring today.

As there wasn't a whole lot new out along that track we decided to venture just over the mountains to the Kanimbla Valley. I didn't work hard on photography, for once I was content to just sit and take in the view. Suffice to say this valley is rolling farmland embraced by the great cliff walls of the mountains. Very pleasing to the eye.

There's still not much going on flower wise other than the low growing wattles which are flowering profusely across the forest floor and lining the road at the moment.

This one is at the end of Grand Canyon drive out from Medlow Bath. We haven't been there before so just went to see what was at the end of the road.

If you like antiques you'd love the Victory Theatre at Blackheath, it's a treasure trove. That's it for this walk. I've started a new trip over at Sweet Wayfaring today. Will be back here in a week or two.

Why walk when you can have afternoon tea? We stopped by the Victory Theatre in Blackheath for a warm drink before returning home. It's quite a good spot to eat, though we usually go there to browse the antiques. I'll show you the display tomorrow.

For us it was the short, but steepish walk back up the track to the top. When I bought these walking boots 10 years ago the shop assistant said they would last me 15 years (to justify the high price). Yikes I thought, I'll still be wearing them when I'm 60. Only 5 years to go and they are still looking new ... obviously I don't get out walking enough. At this rate I'll still be wearing them when I'm 70.