Monday 19th - our last day in Australia

I'll take pictures of the cabin and do another posting tomorrow. It's a self contained, off-grid, cabin built from recycled building supplies. It even comes with it's own worm composting toilet! I prefer sawdust composting toilets. :) and Kevin prefers flushing toilets.

What an interesting night! Heather slept great. Kevin heard every noise...something was gnawing on something on the roof...scratching at the patio doors + a screeching sound. He thought something was trying to get in our cabin or maybe out.

Kevin woke up and made a fire in the fireplace to take the cold away. He made breakfast...bacon, eggs, hash browns while Heather enjoyed a bubble bath, which was open to outside. There are so many unique singing birds.

We got ready for a 'short' hike on the property. It's called Bowen's Creek walk...on the walk you will drop about 250 meters (~875 feet) below the ridge to explore the pristine Bowen's Creek area of the property. Towards the bottom of the hill the fire trail does a sharp left and narrows into a foot track then continues to the creek.

This short walk really was a descent down the mountain (~30 degree incline). At multiple points Kevin asked "Are you trying to kill me?" The way down was much harder than the way up...lots of short steps and zigzag across the steep path. The sandstone rock faces were impressive. It was neat to feel the air temperature changes - the cold air fell down the mountain. We did not give up! We made it down and back up and we are still happily married :)

We made lunch back at the cabin - sandwiches, chips and nectarines. Next we decided to hop in our rental SUV and drove the curvy mountain roads southwest to the other side of the Blue Mountains. Our hope is to see the Three Sisters rock formations and other great views. We drove through rain and the fog was setting in. We thought it would be a repeat of our foggy view with Simon and Martha.

Kevin needs a rest break, so we pulled over into a look out park area. Heather updated blog entries and then took a picture of Kevy sleeping :)

Next we drove on a rugged Blue Mountain National Park (washboard) gravel road to capture the amazing views...many pictures and breath taking moments. Heather's favorite was Eagle Hawk Lookout. It was super windy, a massive sheer face drop-off, but incredible views. Wide open vast space with sunshine casting it's amazing light and glorious colors!!

Next stop a coffee shop with wifi access and delicious cafe mochas!

Tomorrow morning we'll leave the cabin around 7:30am and drive to the Sydney airport. It will take anywhere between 1.5 - 2.5 hrs to get there. Our flight leaves at 11:55am and we'll arrive in LA early Tuesday morning. Talk to you soon!