Kangaroo friends.....it is all about the food!

Featherdale wildlife sanctuary here we come again. On the way to the blue mountains we stopped for a little Kanga love.

Really Marissa? The poor frog.

There is nothing like having a kangaroo love you - even if it is just for your food!

This koala was awake and active... we think he is looking for more food.

What is better then food and friends!

This cute baby sure loved hanging out with Marissa.

Marissa and Keaton enjoying some Kanga time (check out their video).

Marissa would do 'almost' anything for Chocolate... that is all this furry kangaroo had to say and he got a big kiss.

We were headed to the beautiful and famous Blue Mountains, but once there it was rainy and foggy. We could hardly see across the street but we were here and wanted to try and see something. We went to the parking area of the Blue Mountains and we couldn't even see well enough to see where to park, which meant the mountains definitely were not going to be seen as they were covered in a blanket of white mist. After a lunch in town and no sign of a change in the weather, we headed back home to Sydney, sadly missing the iconic Blue Mountains. 

Travel Saving Tips:

1- Most beaches never cost but parking does. Quite often and especially in foreign countries, it can be expensive, as much as $12 an hour. To help eliminate or at least reduce the cost we try to find a parking spot that is a bit farther away... a little walking isn't a bad thing either, it justifies the ice-cream or gelato you buy on the way back to the car.

2- We had looked at various tours for the Blue Mountains that started about $85 and went up from there, most were around $135 although there were higher priced ones too. These did include a coach ride there and a few stops on the way. If you were here by yourself and did not have a car, this might be the way to go. But there are 5 of us and we did have a car so it made sense to drive ourselves. Think how much $ we saved between all of us AND it was a good thing we didn't sign up because the Blue Mountains we not to be seen anyway. Very often you can "COPY" a trip outline yourself and do it for much less.

3- BUT there are times you must spend the $ on doing an activity where you are visiting. While visiting Paris, we wanted to go up the Eiffel Tower and after spending all the $ to get here, we should do the activities that are most important to us. In Rome we visited the Colosseum and Vatican.