The Grampians 16 - 18 November 2015
Since we had to backtrack a bit to visit Chris and Michelle, we decided on travelling to to Grampians instead of the coast.
The first night we stayed at a nice little camp spot near Wannon Falls. Sarah was still tired from all the excitement at the farm, so we only had a little walk down to the waterfall where Sarah enjoyed the rock-hopping across the river.
Next day we drove into the Grampians from the south end (from Dunkeld) and stopped for a 2.4km return hike called the Piccaninny. In the afternoon we set up camp on the 'old man emu' campground, a big dust patch with lots of kangaroos and hardly any water in the dam. Early next morning we drove into the heart of the Grampians, starting with a 1 km hike to 'The Balconies'. The view was stunning and the hike easy enough so that Sarah needed to be motivated from time to time. Next stop was the 'MacKenzie waterfall', a more challenging hike down to the bottom of the waterfall, including lots of stairs and hopping over rocks and water. What a great walk and view. Sarah was getting tired so we drove to a lookout to have lunch. Broroka Lookout lets you enjoy the view over the whole area and a good part of the Grampians. The last hike for the day was too much, Sarah and Martin skipped it. I quickly walked the 1.4 km to the waterfall - or water dribble - to take a picture. We drove back into Halls Gap and replenished our energy with a big ice cream so that Sarah could play again on the playground before heading home.
the Grand Canyon, morning tea on a rock, lookout over the Grampians
The morning started with a lot of fog but by the time we were ready the fog had lifted and we went back into the Gampians for one last hike. Unfortunately the 'Gand Canyon' was closed due to work on the track. Instead we did some rock hopping half way up to 'The Pinnacle' and had a beautiful view and morning tea high up on a rock.