Once I’d recovered enough from the flu to walk, I headed out to see the local scenery. I remembered from the last time I stayed at the retreat that there was a short cut through to the cliff road. It was still there, and being winter it was pretty boggy. But I made it through:

From the cliff road there are several walks to lookouts, with views like this:

And this:

Which, being winter, had plenty of flow, so I headed down this:

To get a closer look:

Then when my Canberra friend, Donna, came to visit on the weekend we decided to do the touristy thing. We jumped on the Scenic Railway, which happens to be the steepest railway in the world. Almost vertical, straight down the cliff side. It’s a wee bit exhilarating:

And leads to a lovely boardwalk through the forest:

With glorious views of the cliffs from below:

And then a cable car hauls you back up again. Ah, Katoomba. Such a lovely spot…