Our Weekend Getaway

We're back from our anniversary/Paul's birthday getaway to the Blue Mountains. We had a nice, relaxing time in the country. We did some sight seeing and a little hiking. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Blue Mountains, the Australian's call it the "Grand Canyon downunder." It's a world heritage listed national park that's over one million hectacres of canyons, sandstone cliffs, caves, waterfalls, and rainforests- It's a nature lovers paradise. The main attraction to the region is Echo Point and the Three Sisters rock formation.

We have been to the Blue Mountains before, so, this time we decided to go off the beaten path and check out some other areas of the region. Our favourite part of the trip was this scenic drive we did through the Megalong Valley. We drove down from the top of the cliffs in to this amazing valley that I think is quintessential rural Australia. It was beautiful and peaceful. If we go back there again to stay, we'd love to stay in this valley- there's hardly anything around you!

We also managed to find a local pub that would turn on the world series so we could watch what we hoped would be the last game... and as you all know, it was- the Red Sox won! Woo hoo! Go Sox.

Three Sisters



Blue Moutains



View of the Megalong Valley from above



Down in the Megalong Valley



Watching the game