Walking in a winter wonderland...

Just back from a fantastic weekend up in the Blue Mountains thanks to the generous hospitality of Sammy and Lynnea.
We'd taken them to our South Coast getaway Red Rock earlier in the year, and this weekend they reciprocatred with their own personal favourite, Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains.
For those not familiar, the Blue Mountains are just over an hour to the north west of Sydney. Named after the blue haze that emits from the eucalyptus trees in the area, the Blue Mountains is a weekend favourite with Sydneysiders, especially at this time of year, when the weather is cooler.


Although we're still nine days short of official winter, it was a chilly nine degrees in the mountains this weekend, but the house we were staying at had electric blankets. I had mine on 24/7.
We took a trip out to Leura, famed for it's fantastic old-fashioned sweet shop, and did an amazing bush walk through the national park.


It was the perfect weekend... great company, wonderful food, and a chance to be cold... and a chance to come back into the thawed reality of city life!