tripping

aussie took away many of my firsts. one of them's my first road trip.

most of these pics were taken on the fly from the passenger seat, but i'm pretty happy with the results.

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blue mountains
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i salute that guy. it was cold... that red one's a ute, by the way

check out the speed limit here








this truck appeared in front and stayed there for 38 whole minutes. let's see, 38 minutes X 60-80km/h..












whoa.... biker..... envious......










then my inner biker took over the camera






first unscheduled stop: found a dirt path

nice......

but the trouble came when we tried to get back up. got stuck there for 5 long minutes

ah, free at last!

look at the mud. don't know how it came up there




back on our way to the mountains


made a stop at the zig zag railway to take a scenic ride







got a chicken pie before boarding

wasn't fantastic, but i was hungry





imagine you're looking at the railway from an opposite cliff. the railway runs from the top left to the middle right, then on to the bottom left, stopping for 5 minutes at each point. then it reverses the travel from the bottom point back to the start point. slow ride, great views.












refuelling the train

what? coal travels up the pipe and down into the tank? whoa... that's advanced technology..



it's a steam train




the driver trying to disturb us. good thing i was down here taking the pic




another unscheduled stop







that's a pretty superbike. i like this one too, but then my heart's with the ducati



scenic world, where the three sisters gorge is

that's the three sisters












mode of travel

the hotel. it's actually converted from a big, big estate.


nice garden





out for dinner. there's some annual festivity going on


one of our rooms. damn swee.
when you walk in, there's a small tv-and-couch room.

then through a door into the bathroom




then out the next door and into the actual bedroom. ubercool.