With Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours to the BLUE MOUNTAINS Australia

On Sunday, July 3 of 1988, we got to ride with our mushroom friends John & Beryl Miller from Hawkesbury Heritage Discovery Tours into the Blue Mountains!

What a breathtaking view of the BLUE MOUNTAINS, Australia!
Breathtaking valleys with ancient rock formations, also described as Australia's Grand Canyon!

HAWKESBURY HERITAGE DISCOVERY TOURS

HAWKESBURY HERITAGE TOURS - John Miller

Was so happy to find the exact same company on line, under a slightly different name: Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours and Advancing History

First we had lunch at the Fairmont Resort & Spa Blue Mountains - MGallery by Sofitel (in the back window from the car you can still read the sign...).

Walking to the lookout area...

What a VIEW!

Winter weather with lots of clouds...

A photo taken from the two of us...

Great to be here!

It is getting colder though...

Blue Mountains view...

Regardless the dark and cloudy weather we captured some of the breathtaking views!

Next we walked to see the Three Sisters...

There we stand; taking it all in...
Both of us are wearing our Campbell Soup jackets!

We did see The Three Sisters 

It is already getting foggy on the other side...

The Three Sisters Fountain, Katoomba in the snow (from a post card!) but this has been removed in 2004, I read. Click on the pink link for the Legend of the Three Sisters.

John Miller our tour guide...

Norah and John Miller trying to capture the moment as best as they could with this weather...

Not easy with this light...
We all did bundle up some more as it is getting cool!

Next day we would meet with the surrounding mushroom growers over dinner; courtesy of John Miller...

Stay tuned for more about Blue Mountains!

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Sydney Centre Point Tower, Captain Cook Luncheon Cruise & Opera House | previous post
Surroundings of Melbourne Mushrooms in Mernda, VIC, Australia | previous post by me
Visiting Uncle Louis in the Australian Outback of Broken Hill, NSW | previous post by me

My 1st Trip to Work in Australia and also Meeting my First Cousin Liz | previous post by me
Husband Pieter's 2nd and 3rd Trip to Australia | previous post by me

Trips to Australia | previous post by me

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Sydney Centre Point Tower, Captain Cook Luncheon Cruise & Opera House

On Saturday, July 2, 1988 we arrived from Melbourne by plane in Sydney at 10:00 AM. Our Australian friends Rob & Norah Tolson with daughter-in-law Buffie, picked us up and first we visited Sydney Tower Eye

Incredible view from 268 m (879 ft) height and at 360º and the antenna spire sits at 309 m or 1,014 ft.
Do you see the Opera House above the 2 tall buildings on the left?

Turning a little bit to the right and you see Darling Harbour here.

Mushroom friend Rob Tolson explaining...

Here you see the word Qantas on tallest building in this picture...

A bit to the right and you see the Sydney Harbour Bridge

We continue with a Captain Cook Luncheon Cruise

Here we are approaching Sydney Harbour Bridge while on the Captain Cook Luncheon Cruise...
Keep in mind, it was a cloudy winter day!

Here we are in a photo taken from Darling Harbour with the Opera House vaguely visible in the back.
Husband Pieter, me, Buffie and Norah Tolson.
Yes, it was winter time and I loved wearing my Burberry trenchcoat for that matter!

Climbing up the steps to the Opera House. Me, Buffie and Pieter...

Next we did enter the Sydney Opera House
From left to right: Me, Pieter, Buffie and Rob Tolson

More up close with Buffie stepping in, husband Pieter, Norah and Rob Tolson.
Pieter wearing his The Bridge bag, gift from Italy in November 1986.
We traveled with the Tolson family to their home on the rocks at the Hawkesbury river...
Stay tuned for more!

Thanks for your visit and comment.

Related links:
Surroundings of Melbourne Mushrooms in Mernda, VIC, Australia | previous post by me

Visiting Uncle Louis in the Australian Outback of Broken Hill, NSW | previous post by me
My 1st Trip to Work in Australia and also Meeting my First Cousin Liz | previous post by me
Husband Pieter's 2nd and 3rd Trip to Australia | previous post by me

Trips to Australia | previous post by me

{Angels engraved on lucky calendar coin of 1969} | previous post by me

{My Teacher, Mentor, BOSS & Husband over 44+ Years} | previous post by me

{My Own Design of Brass Mushrooms} | previous post by me

Surroundings of Melbourne Mushrooms in Mernda, VIC, Australia

While I was visiting my Uncle Louis in the Australian Outback of Broken Hill, NSW, husband Pieter had a meeting at the University together with the staff from Melbourne Mushrooms in Mernda, Victoria, Australia.

That Saturday afternoon, he ventured off in our Ford rental car, to explore the surroundings of Mernda, which is very rural!

This is the winter view of June 25, 1988. For nature lovers a paradise!

Yes, Pieter was very lucky for stumbling across these Eastern Grey Kangaroos!

When I got back from Broken Hill and driving home from work on Wednesday, Pieter took me to the very location, so I too got to spot them in the wild.
LOVED their long eye lashes and sweet faces!

A meadow with cattle and also wasteland with lots of cacti growing.

As you can see, it is a very rural area around Mernda, VIC.

Showing the road with some rural homes near Mernda, VIC.

It looks like a big bird is in this tree...

Cattle in a meadow...

Vast meadow with grazing cattle and a skeleton tree.

Pieter did capture this beautiful Australian Gum Tree on camera...

Both of us did continue to work another full week for Melbourne Mushrooms in Mernda.
Pieter conducting a General Course for the staff members.
Campbell Soup used to have mushroom plants in Canada, USA and in Australia... 
That meant a lot of traveling and doing training for Pieter!
We did work very pleasantly here.
One more dinner with cousin Liz on Wednesday evening at a Thai restaurant in Melbourne.
It is very hard to find parking spot!
On Friday when we left, Pat, the harvest supervisor called me and came running towards me...
She handed me a handwritten note and a little gift.

Very sweet and meaningful!

G'DAY
MATE
photo taken with some blooming hyacinth...

A perfect keepsake from AUSTRALIA
An old water bag with cork stopper!
On Saturday, July 2, 1988 we got up by 5:30 AM and did drop off our rental car at the airport.
We flew to Sydney with the 8:10 AM flight.

Stay tuned for the next part!

Thanks for your visit and comment.

Related links:
Visiting Uncle Louis in the Australian Outback of Broken Hill, NSW | previous post by me
My 1st Trip to Work in Australia and also Meeting my First Cousin Liz | previous post by me
Husband Pieter's 2nd and 3rd Trip to Australia | previous post by me

Trips to Australia | previous post by me

{Angels engraved on lucky calendar coin of 1969} | previous post by me

{My Teacher, Mentor, BOSS & Husband over 44+ Years} | previous post by me

{My Own Design of Brass Mushrooms} | previous post by me