Port Fairy to Halls Gap

We started out driving north to the Grampians National Park with its woodland walks, waterfalls and rock formations, via Penhurst to Dunkeld just south of the Grampians.

We stoped in Dunkeld to get some inspiration as to what to see and where to go, but the sweet old lady at the info center was not of much help, we were refered to the info center at Halls Gap. We then took a short stroll  through Dunkeld Park to the Post Office to get stamps for overseas. 

From here it was a scenic drive through the Grampians National Park to Halls Gap where we ‘did’ Silverband Falls, Reids Lookout and the Boroka Lookout.

Halls Gap is located in the heart of the Grampians National Park. The centre is nestled between the soaring rocky mountain peaks that constitute the Wonderland and Mount William Ranges. And the National Park covers 167,000 hectares and is home to hundreds of species of native animal life. 

The info center at Halls Gap knew even less than the old lady in Dunkeld so we relied on what we had prepared back home.

Via Mount Difficult Road we drove to the Boroka Lookout where I tried to take photos capturing the spectacular views over the Halls Gap town centre and south to Lake Bellfield. Further along on the Mount Victory Road was the Reed Lookout with its views across an endless expanse of dense bushland and of Lake Wartook and the Moora Moora Reservoir.

We decided to cut the Sightseeing tour short in order to do some Kangaroo hunting. As being in Australia without seeing a kangaroo was not an option. 

We rated Brambuk National Park as having the highest possibility of seeing kangaroos. And at the info center we got a map with possible ‘kangaroo hotspots’ marked in. And on we went in +28 degree C.The Kangaroos was understandingly hiding in the shadow, difficult to find and impossible to photograph. We went on for quite some time but in vaine. Not wanting to give in we made a Plan B  coming back later on when it had cooled down and the darn creatures would come out from the shadow. With reluctance we stoped our kangaroo hunt to go to our accommodations.

We checked in at D’Altons Resort and what is walking around on the lawn just outside the door a few meters from the patio?