September 20, 2012 – Victoria, Australia; The Grampians
Thursday Morning – we got up, packed up and said a bit of a
sad “good bye” to our friends Kris and Bill from Ashland (Karen really misses
her buddy Kris and is anxious for her to return to Ashland so they can carry on
with their fun & games). Seemed like we had just been planning our visit to
see them and suddenly we had been there and it was already time to move on. We
have more places to visit on our 2012 trip (we’re on the 2nd page of
the itinerary, guess that means we are ½ way through this adventure?) The little Apollo MoHo hit the road heading
east, leaving the state of South Australia and into a mountainous region in the
state of Victoria called the Grampians. After full day of beautiful views:
pasture lands, fields and fields of brilliant yellow mustard, sheep, cows,
goats and such we reached the small community of Halls Gap at the foot of
mountains. The campground was almost overrun with roos at dawn and dusk.
Friday morning we started our tour with a stop at the
Brambuk Cultural Center, there we picked up info on the area and map to guide
us on our wonderings. We took most of the day to drive and see this beautiful
national park. We made stops at many of the viewpoints, walking out to see the
incredible scenery at the Boroka Lookout, The Balconies, Broken and Mac Kenzie
Falls. This area could definitely take up to a week or more to do it justice,
BUT our clocks were ticking; we do our quick visits with hopes that our photos,
memories, and these notes will help us remember the great times we have had.
Tomorrow we head to Melbourne where we will put the MoHo on the ferry for a
trip to Tasi.
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