This was one walk where our plans went awry due to a number of reasons. I headed up to the Blue Mountains with Bob, Nipper and Airdrie and our destination was Mt Victoria. We were hoping to take advantage of the Great Western Highway being closed on Victoria Pass to have a close examination of the old convict causeway. It’s due to earth movement associated with the convict bridge that the Highway has been closed. We wanted to have a look at the structure and also try and find some nearby very old inscriptions made in nearby cliffs.
However, when we arrived at Mt Victoria, we found we had a major problem. Work had already started on fixing the highway. There was a barrier across the highway at the opof the pass, and lower down were workers huts and drilling was taking place (by the sound of it). The weather was also very misty. Continue reading
