![]() ![]() Last time we were here we went on the Caversham Wildlife Park tour, which was awesome. However, we really hadn't had the opportunity to experience the town of Fremantle so that's what we did this time. The first night, we had a wonderful dinner at a little Mexican restaurant where the locals were hanging out. The next day, we wandered around town, did some shopping, collected our sand and enjoyed out last few hours in Australia. ![]() Sydney is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4.2 million people. It is the state capital of New South Wales and is located on the country’s southeast coast. The first European colony in Australia, Sydney was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip who led the first Fleet from Britain. Built around Port Jackson, which includes Sydney Harbour, the city of Sydney has been nicknamed the “Harbour City.” Sydney is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Blue Mountains to the west, the Hawkesbury River to the north and the Woronora Plateau to the south. This is the third time we have had the wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney it is one of our favorite cities in the world. On previous trips, we have seen the Opera House, climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge, wandered around The Rocks and all over the city. This time, we chose to take a “Discover the Blue Mountains” tour. The Blue Mountains are a UNESCO World Heritage Site – an area of breathtaking views, rugged tablelands, sheer cliffs and deep, inaccessible valleys covering more than 2.5 million acres.Įn route to the Blue Mountains, we had lunch at a lovely B & B called The Mountain Heritage. Then we visited Featherdale Wildlife Park, which contains a variety of Australian wildlife including kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, reptiles, Tasmanian devils (they were hiding in their logs as they are nocturnal animals), wombats, and various species of Australian birds. The Koomurri Aboriginal Centre is located at Echo Point, our stop to view the Blue Mountains. ![]() We enjoyed listening to the Aboriginal staff explain a little bit about their culture and a live high-energy traditional dance and didgeridoo performance.Walk #2: Flaunden to Chorleywood West (5.2 miles) Wheat fields, Wyburn Wood, Chenies, Buckinghamshire. One of the benefits of the summer mornings’ early sunrise is the ability to be up and walking in the great outdoors before the world awakes. Driving at dawn I saw muntjac deer, a fox, rabbits and an abundance of wood pigeons and magpies, all inhabiting the roadside on my way to the Hertfordshire village of Flaunden. The sky was a cloudless blue, and the sun was just peering above the horizon: it was going to be a hot day! Donning my camera backpack, I set off to explore the next section of The Chiltern Way. Rejoining the path where I had left it on my previous ramble, I was greeted with an overgrown pathway alongside what I soon discovered were multiple horse pastures. I took a deep breath and strode along the cramped alleyway between fence and bush, conducting multiple rapid salutes to two white horses as an attempt to break the spider web trails veiling my face. Sunrise over horse pastures, Flaunden, Hertfordshire. There’s a certain majesty about exploring the world devoid of any other human beings: it’s like journeying down the rabbit hole to a secret world. #We were here chess explorer route tvĪs a child I loved the children’s TV show ‘ Jamie and the Magic Torch’ and now I definitely felt I was experiencing my very own Cuckoo Land, minus Mr Boo and all the others too! I continued until, as if my mind had willed it, I witnessed my very own visual portal to another world. Portal to another plane, Sarratt, Hertfordshire © Matt Writtle 2021. ![]()
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