This is starting to feel like the sequel to Planes Trains & Automobiles. Another very eventful day! It started out great with Garry, owner of the Anchor Bay Motel in Greenwell Point giving us a route to follow that will take us through Kiama (beautiful), Wollongong (got a flat tire), another beautiful spot, Picton (crapper), Camden (nice) and finally to our resting spot at the Kurrara Guest House in Katoomba, the biggest S.H. we have ever stayed in. We booked the accommodation on wotif.com (a very popular website down under) and gave them a 9 pm arrival. We even upgraded to the superior model to get the flat screen tv, which Leslie initially thought was a computer monitor and it didn't work. When we arrived the street was pitch black, NO SIGN, no lights on at the guest house which made it virtually impossible to find. We fluked out by pulling into a driveway which was occupied with a number of vehicles and thought this must be the place. I almost killed myself fumbling around in the dark, trying to get access to the place and finally found an open door.
By now, you must think Glen is the BIGGEST WHINER on earth!! I am telling you, in the 35 years Leslie and I have travelled the globe, I have never experienced more S.H. accommodations at the most exorbitant prices you have ever seen. It feels like we continue to get reamed every day and both of us are growing a little tired. We pay $85/nt for this dump and on the weekend we are staying at the Marriott in Sydney for $125/nt....GO FIGURE! That is just what we have been encountering out here. We have made a decision to book a number of time share getaways for the major portion of the remaining trip and this should be a whole lot better. We have already booked 7 days at a very nice resort in Coff's Harbour, which is supposedly an amazing place. On the weekend, we will try to plan the remainder of the trip and book accordingly. Hopefully this will all but eliminate the "Bates Motel Syndrome"!! The drive through the Blue Mountains to our precious guest house was quite impressive. You are in the hinterlands but there are some huge shacks going up along the route. They are upgrading the highway to 4 lanes and the train access looks pretty amazing. We will be checking out of this dump first thing in the morning and try to find another hotel or motel in the area. Things appear to still be extremely busy here even though we have apparently passed peak season.
By now, you must think Glen is the BIGGEST WHINER on earth!! I am telling you, in the 35 years Leslie and I have travelled the globe, I have never experienced more S.H. accommodations at the most exorbitant prices you have ever seen. It feels like we continue to get reamed every day and both of us are growing a little tired. We pay $85/nt for this dump and on the weekend we are staying at the Marriott in Sydney for $125/nt....GO FIGURE! That is just what we have been encountering out here. We have made a decision to book a number of time share getaways for the major portion of the remaining trip and this should be a whole lot better. We have already booked 7 days at a very nice resort in Coff's Harbour, which is supposedly an amazing place. On the weekend, we will try to plan the remainder of the trip and book accordingly. Hopefully this will all but eliminate the "Bates Motel Syndrome"!! The drive through the Blue Mountains to our precious guest house was quite impressive. You are in the hinterlands but there are some huge shacks going up along the route. They are upgrading the highway to 4 lanes and the train access looks pretty amazing. We will be checking out of this dump first thing in the morning and try to find another hotel or motel in the area. Things appear to still be extremely busy here even though we have apparently passed peak season.
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