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DAY5 - Warrambool to Halls Gap
An impromptu stop at Tower Hill nature reserve to see loads of Koalas sitting in their trees in the most random of positions, i don't know how they don't fall out!!! A lunch stop in Port Fairy a very cute little town, very little house on the prairie. Then a long, hot and windy drive through yet more stunning terrain heading for the Grampians. Our campsite for the night was full of wildlife, Kangaroo's boucing around, Kookaburras using Billy's head as a climbing frame whilst trying to pinch his ritz biscuits and brightly coloured Roszallas. Enjoying the backdrop of sunset and the grampians we try and defrost our XXXX, the fridge in Bertha has 2 setting warm and freezing!!
DAY6 - Halls Gap to Ballarat
A great day of exploring the Grampians. First off in Bertha to catch all of the lookout out points on offer:- Boroka Lookout: A stunning viewpoint that looked back over the mountains and valley of Halls Gap, where we stayed last night. Reed Lookout: where we could see Victoria valley, lake wartook and the Mt Difficult range, stunning and only 10 mins from a carpark. Then let the walking commence 2km to the balconies, essentialy a side profile of a mouth shaped rock in the sheer cliffs. 2km to Mackenzie falls, which actually contained water! Then finally more of a rock climb really than a walk, and I was glad Billy had forced me to wear trainers! After hours of steep and strenous climbing through fallen boulders and exposed ledges we got to the wind-scoured caverns of Mount Wudjub-guyan (hollow mountains) the views from here seemed to go on for ever and ever of Mount Stapylton and the Wimmera plains. I would say it was definetely worth the projectile vomiting that followed later that evening (I think sun stroke had set in!!)
DAY7 - Ballarat to Melbourne
The goldmines at Sovreign Hill represent Ballarats first golden decade in 1851, a whole 25 acres set out as it would have been back then, with volunteers dressed in costume and acting as they also would have done back then. (One poor volunteers job was to follow the horse and carts around and scoop up the poo!!!) It turns out that this place is still a goldmine and at $37.50 each to get in we made it our mission to do/see everything on offer. A tour underground, involving a tram ride and talks on how it all worked. Panning for gold wasn't as I had imagined and was in a manmade stream!? so a quick pose for a photo we left it to the kids, who unware that they wouldn't actually find any gold were having loads of fun! On arrival in Melbourne we decide to visit Ramsay Street, on arrival we realise it's just a residential area that is actually looking pretty run down, apparently the owners have made loads of money on these places and now just rent them out to students. So again we pose for some photos and head onto Mark and Caths.
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