Day 105 – 111 Blue Mountains and Jervis Bay

After saying goodbye to our good friends in Newcastle, it was time to go see some other good friends in Lithgow. We took the scenic (and winding) Putty Road from Singleton down to Windsor then on to the even more winding (and scenic) Bells Line of Roads. We stayed the night at the pretty Lake Lyell, before stopping at our friends place in Lithgow.

Our friends, Leona and Brian, gave us a warm welcome and we spent three comfy nights in Lithgow. They took us around town and to some great lookout spots, and we got spoiled with nice food. They also took us to the Glowing Worm Tunnel, about 1.5 hour drive from Lithgow. An old train tunnel filled with glow worms, situated in the middle of a massive blue and red gum forest. The glow worms almost made the tunnel look like as it was filled with stars, what an awesome place!

We wish we could have stayed longer, but we had to say goodbye to continue our trip. Our next stop was Blackheath, only 30 minutes from Lithgow. Here we got to do a decent bushwalk through the Blue Mountains. The 9km walk took us via the cliff edge overlooking the Blue Mountains down to the Grand Canyon with its rain forest and waterfalls. Many steep sections but it was worth every step. We stayed the night at Blackheath Glen Reserve, a very nice (and free) bushcamp worth a mention.

We had seen the Three Sisters before (also part of Blue Mountains) but decided to do a quick stop once more before continuing on to our next stop, Jervis Bay. We had to apologise to our friends in Sydney for not stopping by this time, as we had decided to skip the traffic and extra time it would take to travel through the city.

Jervis Bay was a great spot. We stayed two nights in the town of Huskisson, hoping to get some beach-time. Unfortunatley, the weather gods had a different idea. But overcast or not, the beach was still beautiful and the food still tasty.