The Three Sisters: Day 20

We got up early, had breakfast and got the maps out. The plan was to split into two groups: Katy, Cass and Hero were one group and the other was myself, Scarlett, Venetia and Charlie.

We drove to Echo Point where you can see over the Blue Mountains in panoramic fashion. They are a breathtaking sight because of their sheer scale. To the left you can see an outcrop of rocks called the Three Sisters (more of them later).

We all took a fernicular train ride down the valley where we were to split into the two groups. One walking back to Echo Point and one getting the Telecabin down and back again.

Well, the first surprise was the fernicular which was more like a rollercoaster! Cass took one look and was terrified – not surprisingly – it is the world’s steepest fernicular and looks like a sheer drop. Both kids calmed down and we set off first through a tunnel and then down the valley. It was kind of terrifying and I’m surprised they don’t warn you but heh we got down in one piece.

Our group then took the walk down the valley through the forest and up passed the three sisters. In the meantime Katy and the kids did their own walk from the bottom of the first telecabin. We all had a great time and then met up a couple of hours later.














Cass, bless him, came up to me and said that he had to see the Three Sisters (see picture below) with me. His wires had become understandably crossed after Scarlett had told him that three sisters had been turned to stone.

As we walked down an incredibly steep set of stairs (there were adults turning back in fear – wait till you see the pictures of what he climbed!) it dawned on me that he thought we were in search of Scarlett’s sisters stuck in the rocks. We were there to save them and he was deadly serious. Oh dear!















So we got to the first sister – a pinnacle of rock and sheer drops on all sides – and he said so where are they? This was going to be a long adventure I thought. In the end I think I explained but he has been talking about them ever since and is still quite distressed.
When we got back home later that afternoon Cass told everyone about the adventure. In the evening Chris arrived, I cooked a fish-pasta bake and we talked about the next day’s potential adventures.