To be on the same wavelength
suggests a strong mental and emotional connection. Ergo, communicating and working together become easy and simple.
This is a profound linkage which was constantly proven by us (even in our attire colors) during our second day in Sydney. Scheduled for our Blue Mountain group tour, we had to ensure that our movements must be in sync with everybody. So, after eating our breakfast (fast!!!) in the hotel, we took our respective Uber to the pick-up point. We made it in time for the departure.
At this stage, I'll focus the spotlight on our driver-cum-tour guide, Bryan. Loosen up for awhile and watch this series of video clips when we hit the road before our first drop-off.
The almost two-hour travel reached its end when Bryan brought us to Echo Point, where we were treated to eye-popping panoramas of the Blue Mountains.
Our team made certain to maximize the given 20 mins.
Return to the bus prepared us for another short stop in Katoomba. Obedient tourists as we are, we knew what to accomplish when we're allotted those minutes in exploring the site. Ahem! We didn't want to be the cause of delay for this tour. *chuckles*
Fifteen minutes was sufficient for us to record the picturesque vista and our meaningful rapport.
Resuming our trip became more enlivening when Bryan announced that we're about to reach Blue Mountains, a World Heritage Institute and the location of the Scenic World where we'd take the Skyway ride.
Thus, we all had a Duchenne smile when we alighted from the bus. Bryan, appearing like a doting Father Goose to us, made sure that no one breaks from the group every time he would give announcements and reminders.
Distribution of tags done, we entered the main building.
There were already several tourists, queueing for the first ride.
Waiting took only around 10 minutes for the glass-floored cable car which carried a batch of tourists from the other end. We exuberantly entered and followed Bryan's advice to stand on the left side for the best view of the Jamison Valley. It was a walk on air, not a walk on the clouds for five minutes.
In that mercurial ride, we took in the beauty of what Sydney's mountains and forests had to generously offer.
Exit would mean getting ready for the Cableway, which is said to be the Southern Hemisphere's steepest aerial cable car.
Our wide grins, not to mention our whoops, could never lie about this pure happiness. Hahahaha...
And mind you, this level of joy escalated when we did the rainforest walk, steepest railway ride, Sydney Zoo tour, and Circular Quay ferry ride. I’ll narrate about these episodes in separate articles so as not to have an overwhelming wall of text here.
Do stick around, my dear readers. I would love to have a repeat visit from you at your convenience.
Photo Credits:
Johanna B. Llasos
Jai M. Levantino
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