We decided to take a 4wd track through to Hill End and Sofala and then onto Lithgow...
The bridle track we drove is one of the first 'roads' created in 1850 to open up a way between Bathurst and Sofala...Australias first Gold Mining Town...
'Dire' warning sign at the beginning of the 'road'...
And the 'road' was indeed challenging!...parts were narrow 'single lanes' where if you were unlucky enough to meet oncoming traffic, it would've been just about impossible to manouvre backwards or forwards to allow the other to pass... (the right of the photo above is the 'road')
The rain that had fallen in the days previous made the 'road surface' a bit 'soupy' also...
Time for a roadside cuppa!
St Pauls Church at Hill End.
Loved the sign on the gate entrance...
The street that makes up Hill End town had glorious trees with green blossoms...
A 'modified' sign along the 'road'The 'road' was built by hand by convicts and has stood the test of time...as can be seen by their workmanship in the photo below...
A Red Belly Black seen along the road...The 'road' took us through to Lithgow where we stayed the night.
The next day it was back into the 'rat race' on our way through to Sydney visiting Katoomba in the Blue Mountains and the famous 3 Sisters...The place was swarming with tourists from every nation...Understandable as it is yet another wonder of Mother Nature...
Landed on Hans's parents doorstep unannounced to surprise them and surprised they were!
Hans's brother Dan has represented Australia in skateboarding for many years and now competes in the Masters Division coming 5th in the World last year..
He is also into street luge and demonstrated how to use it on the street outside...This is him coming down from the next street up and around the corner, downhill all the way!
So of course I had to have a go!...
It was awesome!...loved it!... not a bad effort for a dinosaur!....
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