Hiked and explored the Blue Mountains - an UNESCO World Heritage site. The Blue Mountains consist of "rugged tablelands, sheer cliffs, deep, inaccessible valleys and rivers and lakes teeming with life." They are so called because of the blue haze that surrounds them. The effect is caused by scattered rays of light coming in contact with fine dust particles and droplets of oil dispersed from the eucalyptus trees in the valley.
Kaelen kept trying to scare me with the threat of giant snakes around every corner and lizards who might try to "eat my face off" but I was sure to have someone in front of me and someone behind me at all times. No worries mate!
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| Blue Mountain lookout |
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| The Three Sisters |
The legend of the Three Sisters - According to an Aboriginal story, the three huge rocks formation were once three beautiful sisters named "Meehni", "Wimlah" and "Gunnedoo" from the Katoomba tribe. The three sisters fell in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe but their tribal laws forbade their marriage. The three brothers did not accept this law and tried to capture the three sisters by force. This caused a major tribal battle and the lives of the three sisters were thus threatened. A witchdoctor decided to turn the sisters into rocks in order to protect them and thought to reverse the spell only after the battle. Unfortunately, he was killed in the battle and the three sisters remained as the enormous and beautiful rock formations until today. The magnificent formation stands at 922m, 918m, and 906m respectively.
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