Australia to Hawaii - NOT

We headed to Sydney from Perth, only to be rerouted

 due to a huge storm in Sydney. This caused us to miss

 our Honolulu connection. We were "stuck" in Sydney

 for 2 days waiting for a seat.

 So plans changed and we enjoyed the city.

 

We took a harbor cruise to see the amazing sights.

 

St. Mary's cathedral was lit up with projected pictures

 of the Nativity starting the next night!

Christmas in downtown Sydney.

Lego Tree - largest in the world

  

 Town Hall lit up by projected lights

On the 2nd day in Sydney, we headed for the Blue Mountains

 to Scenic World, about 1 1/2 hours out of town.

 To see this beautiful area, we rode a cog train, a tram, and a cable car.

 

The cog train was like riding a straight down roller

coaster to reach the base of the mountain.

 

Once down there, we hiked through a tropical, rain forest.

We then rode a tram back up to the top.

The 3 Sisters rock formation

 

Then we rode the cable car across this canyon to

see this waterfall. Part of the car had a glass floor.

  

 

Our last scenic view of Australia. Hawaii here we come!

And when we landed in Maui, look who was waiting! 

Merry Christmas from Maui

We hope you enjoyed our blog, thanks for following us on our big adventure.

 It is over for now as we head back to Arizona after Christmas.