Christmas in Katoomba

Ready for our Christmas Eve meal

David carving the chicken on Christmas Day

Merry Christmas!

After a hard day's mountain biking followed by a thunderstorm under canvas we checked into The Carrington Hotel on Christmas Eve. With damp gear, a chiller bag of food (Christmas dinner) we were ready for a cocktail and comfy bed! The room was HUGE complete with King size bed and spa bath - we were in heaven, the first real luxury of our travels!

For dinner we indulged in a three course dinner and a few games of snooker on their 100 year old table (Nic had to use the 7ft rests most of the time - short arse!)We could get used to this...

Christmas Day was slightly different. We had crackers, a pre-cooked chilled chicken, salad, breads, brie, cranberry sauce (for effect) followed by rum truffles (not as nice as Nic's homemade ones), mince pies and the world's tiniest Christmas cake. Quite a feast considering we'd smuggled it in!

So after a few (room-made) rum 'n' cokes and Bloody Mary's on Christmas night we headed out fairly early the next day to Govett's Leap for our Boxing Day walk. Here we were met with the remnants of a recent bush fire. The devastation was massive, many paths were closed and you could still smell the charred ground. We made the best of the day and did a basic walk where we had a picnic (in true tradition, leftover chicken sandwiches)!