Day 34: Feeling Blue

Well it's our last full day in Sydney and our last guided tour, we've organised a conga line tour into the blue mountains. Not particularly because either of us wanted to be locked up in a small coach with a bunch of potentially annoying strangers but mainly through necessity of making sure we made good use of the time on our last day.

It's an early start 7:45am pickup and we're whisked of a wildlife sanctuary (via The Bridge, or 'coathanger' as the locals like to call it - apparently).  Our driver is bit of a Nazi for time keeping and we're told we have 57 minutes to 'enjoy' the park.  Both Matt and I get to pett a few creatures including Koalas and Kangaroos, I'm even allowed to hold a bird of prey (fools). A token nod to all the other creatures (wombats, emus, croc's etc) and 10am sharp we're back on the bus into the mountains.

The driver despite his ponchant for time keeping is actually perfectly nice and keeps us entertained for most of the journey.  We arrive at the Wentworth Falls and this is our first view of the stunning Blue Mountains, so named by the blue haze created by the evaporating Eucalyptus oil.  As with everything today it's a brief nod, just time for a snap and we're of to the Three Sisters, a series of rocky outcrops that are aparently three Aboriginal maidens trapped by their father to protect them from the advances of frisky locals. 12:15pm back on the bus, and we 
take in three 'rides' through the mountain, a skycar with  a glass bottom, a near vertical train and 
a cable car.  It's all very pleasant but I could do without the agressive Japanese tourists. We're 
promised if we're back at the bus by 2pm we're in for a treat - it's a stop at the candy store - great.

A few more tourist spots and we're on the way back to Sydney, rather unecessarily we both feel via the Olympic stadium, it feels more of a time/tour attractions filler than a worthy point of interest. However, we're dropped at the ferry point and have an enjoyable boat ride back to Sydney. Just time for a final Thai dinner (one of the best i've had) and a final blast of Karaoke for me, rather aptly I choose Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time, this seems to best sum up how we're both feeling right now.

Tomorrow, up, up and away.