On Friday the 31st of March Year 7 Geography travelled to the Blue Mountains. The students who attended could all agree; it was breathtaking. The spectacular and vast landscapes, viewed from different angles as we rode in the railway, cableway and trekked across the boardwalk, were stunning. The Cableway is the steepest and largest aerial cable car in the Southern Hemisphere but is completely safe! From it, we received a spectacular view of the scenery; the 510-metre journey provided an absolutely stunning view of the Three Sisters, Orphan Rock, Mt Solitary and Katoomba Falls.

Then there was The Railway, where each seat had three settings: catering for the range of laid back to thrill seeking students! Both the boardwalk and the excursion itself invited us to experience the natural beauty of the Blue Mountains and to appreciate nature in the flesh. We admired the different landscapes and landforms of the world, the different ecosystems, habitats of the rainforests, valleys and escarpment and how both flora and fauna have adapted in different areas of the plateaus in order to suit their needs, which goes hand-in-hand with our term 2 unit: Place and Liveability.

It was a truly amazing experience for the Geography classes of Year 7.

Lauren Alzamora- Year 7