We started with a two hour drive to the famous Blue Mountains and the Great Dividing Range, mainland Australia's most substantive topographic feature.
"The Three Sisters"
There were several lookout points that were varied and interesting, especially as the morning fog and clouds cleared.
Then we went to Scenic World, site of an old coal mine that had been turned into a tourist attraction with three fun rides.
From there we ate lunch at a lovely restaurant, The Bunker, which had great views.
We went to Featherdale Wildlife Park where we saw lots of Australian animals and got our picture taken with another koala, Sage
We were reaching the point of exhaustion, both with the day and the trip. We drove back closer to central Sydney and had an hour ferry ride to get back to the central business district and our hotel. The ferries were like subways, but on the water in the bays. It was cool to see how fast and efficiently they made the stops and what a common mode of transportation it is.
We went back to the hotel and refreshed after our 11 hour tour, had a drink at the hotel bar to cheers an awesome trip, and then had a delicious last dinner outside on the bay at the Eastdocks cafe.
Overall, Sydney was nice and we could have spent more time exploring, but we saw a lot and it ultimately seems like a city for the ultra rich.
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