4/16/10 (parklea)
Parklea – Katoomba
Before we arrived at the Blue Mountains we stopped at a lookout point in Leura to have some lunch. It was a beautiful picnic area with a river running through it. Jon decided it would be a good spot for him to do his testimonial video of New Zealand. We had been procrastinating on our recap of New Zealand since there is so much to talk about. The picnic area had been relatively quiet but as soon as we had set up our shot people started walking by and there were kids at the swing set next to us. We waited for a bit before we started but then every time a car drove by we had to pause. It got to be quite disruptive but we couldn’t tell people to be quiet since it was a public place. When a battery in the lighting equipment exploded we figured it was a sign for us to stop trying to shoot this video. We decided to check into our campsite.
As we were entering the town of Katoomba we passed by Echo Point where we caught a glimpse of the Blue Mountains. It was absolutely stunning and we decided after we checked in we would come back to get a better look. But we still had the video on our mind and decided to give it another try. Jon found a field next to the campsite that seemed like it would be a good spot for us. It’s always during times like this when the things you don’t wish for happens. As we started taping there were little disruptions: tour bus passing by, couple walking by with dogs, planes flying by, and a group of kids playing rugby. It tested both Jon’s and my patience. But we persisted. Then our worst nightmare happened…something happened to the video card and if Jon ejected it from the camera it would erase everything that we had taped. But there was no way around it, which meant that we had to tape everything again. All the forces were against us but we persevered and taped it again until the camera battery died. Keep your fingers crossed on this video.
After such an ordeal we needed a distraction so we went back to Echo Point. The view was amazing and nothing like anything we had seen before. We were in awe. The scenery was what we had hoped to see when we arrived in Australia. Below the Blue Mountains there are millions of eucalyptus trees and they emit a blue mist onto the mountains, which is how the mountains got its name. It is said that when the Grand Canyons were forming the Blue Mountains were already considered ancient. Talk about old.
To the left of Echo Point is the famous Three Sisters, which are three rock formations right next to each other. I don’t remember the story clearly but in a nutshell there were three sisters that got turned into stone and the guy who turned them into stone got killed in battle so the sisters are still waiting to be turned back into human form. This certainly doesn’t do the legend any justice so google it to get more information.
We settled back into our camper for the night. We needed some comfort food so we made spaghetti and had a nice bottle of red wine.
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