Our Weekend Getaways

Mount Wilson is a charming heritage village, completely surrounded by the Blue Mountains National park and renowned for its magnificent English styled gardens and tree-lined streets. A visit to Mount Wilson had been there on the cards for a while and when we heard an Antarctic blob is going to hit parts of New South Wales and bring snow flurries to the Blue Mountains Region, we made an impulse decision to visit Mount Wilson. For a village that is only 2 hours west of Sydney, Mount Wilson seems worlds away from Sydney or any other part of the Blue Mountains. Nothing much seems to have changed from the time of the original settlement.  The lavish gardens of Mount Wilson open seasonally to the public for a small fee. Out of the many, we decided to visit  one of the original gardens,  Bebeah Gardens, 12 acres of beautifully maintained private garden estate. Bebeah Gardens - White Gravel Pathways Beautiful Lake is the centrepiece of the Bebeah Gardens Bebeah Gardens - Daffodils in Full Bloo

Since we did a beautiful coastal walk last time, this weekend we headed back to our favourite Blue Mountains National park. Our hike, Echo Point to Leura Cascades was a 7.4 Km hard track involving many steep climbs and descents. However, our hard work was well rewarded by many scenic lookouts with sweeping views of hazy blue Jamison Valley, the beautiful lush green rainforest, creeks with crystal clear water and many picturesque waterfalls. We started at Echo Point and followed the Three Sisters walking track,  Dardanelles  Pass and Federal Pass to Leura Cascades and hiked back to the Echo Point via the Prince Henry Cliff Walk. Below is the path we followed. The Echo Point is the most popular lookout in the Blue Mountains,  visited by millions of tourists every year. This lookout  provides magnificent views of the Three Sisters, the world-famous sandstone peaks, which according to Aboriginal legend represent three sisters who were turned in to stone. Start of the walk from Ech