Trail Log 1995-1997 - Lamar at Colorado State University

Australia
July 1 - August 19, 1996
July 1, 1995. Left Denver 5.45 p.m.
Left Los Angeles 10.40 p.m.
July 2. Skipped it! Crossed the international dateline.
July 3. Arrived Sydney 6.30 a.m.
This is Kingsford Smith Airport. He was the first man to fly the Pacific Ocean.
QUANTAS. The name comes from Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service.
Ansett airlines carries the name of its founder. Bob? Ansett.
Got rental car, drove to motel. Drove to downtown Sydney. Parked and walked to American
Express to cash checks. Walked through downtown Sydney shopping area. Moved car to
parking lot, and walked to the Rocks, lunched at MacDonalds, walked to harbor and opera
house. Drove to motel.
The motel is across the street from an edge of the University of New South Wales. The
University of Sydney is the old "sandstone" university with a full set of facilities. Charles Birch is
there in biology, now retired. The University of New South Wales is a post World War II
university, though it is now of considerable size, approaching that of the University of Sydney.
Another University here is Macquarie University. The University of Sydney had for thirty years
two different philosophy departments, one in the "analytic" tradition, one in "continental"
philosophy, which also meant some Marxist strains. Those two departments are now united,
though the "streams" are still there.
July 4. Thursday. Breakfast at MacDonalds, drove to Geminini Lodge to make reservations for
return trip. Groceries at IGA, and drove to Blue Mountains. Stopped at Glenbrook for
information. Found B&B at Wentworth Falls. Drove to the Wentworth Falls Picnic Area,
lunched there with Jane overheating in the car. Drove the Cliff Road Drive. Reached Echo
Point, and overlook of the Three Sisters. Galahs at the feeders outside gift shop here. Tree
ferns, Cyanthea, Rough Tree fern.
Drove to Govett's Leap and overlook of Bridal Veil Falls. Australian magpie. Pied Currawong.
July 5, Friday. I took the Darwin walk alone. Darwin was here and took this or a similar walk in
the