We are embracing retirement, and making the most of it.

We knew we were never going to sit still for long, so whilst we are happy and healthy we will be out and about seeing the world………… full time.

We are out of the fast lane and taking the slow road ahead

Monday, 8 October 2018

Grampians with Grandkiddies

It was time to get the 4 grandkids out of Finley for a week during the school holidays, and time for us to see a bit more of beautiful Victoria.

Loaded with a tent and sleeping bags for me and the girls we hitched up the caravan to the Landcruiser and headed off to Halls Gap Gardens Caravan Park, 41/2 hour drive to an unpowered site surrounded by roaming emus and kangaroos and with the beautiful rocky Grampian N P as a back drop.

We barely scraped the surface of the numerous hikes there are to do.  Our just 5 year old Jayde, did a tremendous job on all the hikes, and 6 year old Jacey was our leader most of the time. Jordan and Jenna are the best camp helpers, and always a pleasure to have aboard.  We found many interesting geological formations, collected quartz, enjoyed the wild spring flowers and generally had a ton of fun together.  The weather was mainly cool but sunny, almost zero overnight.

We accomplished 4 great hikes, with no complaints and had tonns of fun.

Our campground Halls Gap Gardens Caravan Park.
They were keen to learn camping skills whilst they are young







McKenzie Falls .. 260 stairs down....and then back up!





Boroka Lookout ... we could see our Caravan



Grand Canyon Hike .... majestic rock formations and rock pools through this canyon







Each had their own style of rock scrambling......Jayde is 5



Todays lunch room



We went on to climb down to Splinters Falls too.

Next day had a shorter walk from the village to Venus Baths rock pools, stayed about 1 1/2 hours, then a visit through the Botanic Gardens and icecream

1 comment:

  1. What a great looking campsite. Quite spectacular scenery.

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