The Six Foot Track is a 45km trail through the Blue Mountains, starting at Katoomba and finishing at Jenolan Caves. Every second Saturday in March various nutters race along it as an off-road marathon to raise funds for the rural fire service. Him Outdoors is one such nutter. I went along to take pretty pictures at sunset...
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| The Three Sisters |
...and sunrise.
Then I went for a walk to see the Three Sisters from another angle.
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| The start of the Prince Henry cliff walk |
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| The track heads down to the rocks |
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| Rock detail |
I turned up just in time to see Him Outdoors finish the race.
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| Jenolan Caves |
Probably quite unfairly I made Him Outdoors come with me on the Giant Stairway walk the next day. It comprises over 2,000 steps. Ooops. But look, he's still smiling!
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| Lady Carrington's Dining Hall |
Back at the top we had restorative hot chocolate at the Blue Mountains Chocolate Company, which was served in a sort of milk fondue with chocolate buttons you could melt into your own drink.
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| A new friend found among the trees |
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| Mural in Leura |
In the beautiful village of Leura we pottered about the home-ware shops, bookshops, and the business fashion outlets (with their coloured leather Kindle folders). We went to Cafe Bon Ton for a bite to eat and a drink. I had a Mauritian fish wrap with spicy flavours of lime, lemongrass and ginger, and we had a wine flight to accompany it: a French Sauvignon Blanc (hints of crushed fennel seeds); a crisp, flinty, minerally Riesling; and a big-bodied Chablis with a lemon twist. Highly recommended.
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