Glorious Grampians

I wasn't sure what to expect at the Grampians, but they are magnificent. We arrived in light rain, but by the time we had set up it was brilliant sunshine and hot. So we went to the pool for a lovely swim, admiring the stunning rock formations all around the caravan park.

The following day was rainy, and we enjoyed a lazy reading day in the van, followed by my birthday dinner at the Kookaburra bistro.

Luckily it cleared up a bit after that, so we got out and about to see some of the amazing views and easier walks. We decided to stay an extra day to explore further. 

There are so many beautiful spots and lovely walks.

This rock formation is the Balconies, or Jaws of Death. Many publicity photos have people standing on them, but the main track had been very solidly fenced off. A second track was fairly adamant that we should NOT try to go there.

We very much enjoyed a walk at Sundial peak,  just a short one through great rocks to a lookout, but it must be more off the beaten track as it was much more of a bush walk than the paths to the Balconies. Many fewer people too. It would be nice to do a longer walk.

There is an amazing lookout that overlooks Halls Gap, and our caravan park. We could just make out our little Avan far below by eye but the photo doesn't show it.

MacKenzie falls are also amazing. You can go down to the bottom, but we just admired the various views from the top :-)

We could have easily stayed longer in the glorious Grampians, but sadly, it was time to move on.