Wednesday, 16 October 2024

 


A misty morning, clouds over the mountains...


A nice surprise to see the black swans...


Hollow Mountain....today's climb....


The walk started with a sandy track then a steep rocky rise.



Never a boring walk....such interesting trees, flowers, rocks...


Then we were scrambling...


...having a rest ....




Almost there....


As is often the case...it was so pretty at the top....looked like a landscaped garden....and the view was sensational.


....Hollow Mountain...this is where it gets its name...


... a much easier journey for me...



...met a rock climber who was full of information...


...the descent was much easier than the ascent...


...time to admire the flowers...


After lunch we visited The Grand Canyon....a short walk with plenty to see. Peter is tasting the water.




An easy walk with a bit of a climb....I enjoyed looking in the water at all the pretty rocks...


Our last stop today was Boroka Lookout which you can drive up to.....over looking Halls Gap and the Eastern Grampions. The lake in the distance is Fyans Lake.




Sometimes these trees remind us of Boronup Drive ...except their bark is darker...


This vibrant little flower is everywhere in the park...you often see a blanket of it under the forest trees...



Our final night at Lake Fyans...an unusual sunset tonight as a thunder storm was approaching....this is the calm before the storm.


Storm clouds....we stood on the beach watching the lightning for a while...


Tuesday, 15 October 2024

 


A little honey eater outside our van...


Climbing The Pinnacle...one of the more famous mountains in the National Park.



Beautiful views as we climb ... Lake Bellfield 

 
The wild flowers have been such a surprise....so many that I've never seen before...



The rocks are surprising too...such weird and ugly shapes...



Amazing ....it is a lot bigger than it looks in the photo...


View from the lookout at the summit....you can just see the tourists over to the left.


Some interesting rock formations at the top...


....on way way down the mountain...


This gap between the walls of rock is called Silent Street...


In the afternoon we visited an old quarry...Heatherlie Quarry...lots of wildflowers...


One of the abandoned stone huts....the quarry operated between 1864 and the mid-1980s. Stawell, a nearby town used the sandstone in many public buildings. In 1880 the sandstone was chosen for major works on Victoria's Parliament House.


The weathered rocks and rock faces...


Our after dinner walk by the Lake....


Another sensational sunset over the mountains....a fabulous end to a fabulous day.


Monday, 14 October 2024

 




Fyans Lake looked quite different this morning with the blue sky above....


Our first walk into the mountain range....on our way to the Silverband Falls.



Beautiful ferns...


Reid Lookout....a wonderful view of the  National Park ...only a short walk from the car park.


This track was a gentle climb from the carpark through rock outcrops and a stringybark  forest ...on our way to The Balconies Lookout. There were some amazing rock formations.



The Balconies...a fabulous lookout with panoramic views over the Victoria Valley.


On our walk back to the van we spotted this echidna ...always exciting to see one.


A cute little fairy wren appeared when we stopped for lunch.


Our next stop was McKenzie Falls....there are several ... 


It was a steep walking track to the base of the falls but it was well worth it.


A climb up to the falls lookout was worthwhile too...


After dinner we went for a walk by the lake...so calm...


I just love these trees by the lake....








Sunday, 13 October 2024

 


Monty and I went for a walk this morning ....This was one of the street trees...absolutely stunning...


He is so charming....


Pete picked up our van today...Michelle and Monty thought it was quite comfortable...


It was wonderful to spend time with Chris and Michelle...they have really spoilt us...looking forward to seeing them at the end of the week.


Food and clothing all packed in the van....off we go to The Grampians National Park....


So lucky to hire an almost brand new van....


In the late afternoon we arrived at the Lake Fyans Holiday Park...the park is right next to the lake and we are very close to the National Park.

Saturday, 12 October 2024

 


Relaxing...


Celebrity Heads after dinner...I am not a good player...but it was fun.




Friday, 11 October 2024



Southern Cross Station in Melbourne...


One of Melbourne's new apartment buildings....


Beautiful day...on our way to the DFO.


Still one of my favourite buildings...love the old and the new...


We started a puzzle....there were a few laughs...