Putty Road connects Singleton and Richmond in NSW; it is
very windy in places and a favoured run for motorcyclists. Part way along is a new roadhouse, The Grey
Gums. Camping is free, with a nominal
amount if you want a shower. The food is
good and it is a comfortable place. A
mob of 'roo can often be seen in the surrounding paddocks, begging for their
photo to be taken.
At Singleton I stayed in a special section of the RSLA
carpark to encourage motorhomes & caravans.
Great spot, great base from which to tour the area.
The Blue Mountains can only be described as
Magnificent! IF they had ghost gums THEN
they'd be perfect! Scenic World (no
affiliation by author) have a great setup with a steep railway down into the
valley & an old coal mine, boarded walkways through the valley, a cableway
to get you back up again and a skyway to take you across the gorge & back. Brilliant experience at a reasonable
cost. The Three Sisters, some spectacular waterfalls and panoramic vistas
will dazzle and amaze you (as well as the other 20mil tourists)! Katoomba is a fascinating town, part hippy,
part new age/alternatative but mainly geared toward tourists, in a good
way.
In Kurrajong is a Radio Museum that has a fascinating collection
- some of it classified I'm sure, I hope my Secret clearance from the US Navy
still applies! There is the radio
station off a North Korean boat running up & down the Australian coast
selling drugs for a few years! Many superceded
military transmitters and receivers from over the ages, plus School of the Air equipment
and just too much to describe. Many of
the items are in working order and the owner gives commentary on any item you
(or he) wishes.
The Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens are well worth a visit as
they are beautifully laid out and give plenty of descriptions. I'm not sure that they've correctly labeled
their 'Nothofagus cunninghamii' though, my opinion is that it is a S American
nothofagus. Their dawn redwoods are excellent specimens, a
couple of the biggest I've seen.
The final day was overcast & blustery, limiting walks
and the views were iffy so I continued on to just past Lithgow for a couple of
days; then south to the Snowy Mountains, and with this cold snap present at the
moment, it could well be snow (again).
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