A walk along the Kennet River ...we didn't see any koalas but there were lots of birds...

....and beautiful reflections....

Unfortunately it rained once we were back on the Great Ocean Road....

 

Pete and I were sad to leave Fyans Lake Holiday Park this morning. We hope to return as there are still so many walks we would like to do. The trip south  was  pleasant drive through the southern Grampions.

After leaving the National Park we entered very green farmland....sheep and cattle.

On our way to the coast we had morning tea at a little cafe in Camperdown....a town we had never visited before. There were many superb, old buildings....

These beautiful elm trees line the main highway through the town....quite a long way...

The Great Ocean Road....

Kennett River beach....we are staying in the Kennett River Caravan Park tonight. As I write this I can hear the waves.

Friendly birds outside our van....

 

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...

 

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.