Grampians - Road Trip Day 6

Today we headed to the Grampians. After waking up early and having breakfast, we put on comfortable shoes and set off. Our first stop was Halls Gap. Here, we went to the tourist information center to find out what we could do in a day and what the roads were like. Since our car is not a big off-road vehicle, we had our doubts. However, the lady at the tourist information assured us that the roads were suitable for any car and that there were no steep inclines. This reassured us and we drove through the Grampians for about an hour to our first stop: Mackenzie Falls. The car park was packed. The weather was beautiful and many families were out and about. We first went to the Mackenzie Falls Lookout. From there, we had a view of one of the widest waterfalls in Victoria.

Then we went straight to the waterfall. There were many steps to go down. We were already dreading the way back up! Once we arrived at the waterfall and took countless photos, we sat down and watched the people. Some children were playing in the water right in front of us, and as always, they ended up completely soaked. Then came the way back: long and those many steps took a toll on us. Our calves were burning, but after some stretching, we all got back in the car and drove to the Reed Lookout & Balconies viewpoint. From there, we could look into the Grampians. The expanse of the view was gigantic. Pure nature with minimal human interference. That's how we had imagined the Grampians beforehand.

Next, we went to the Boroka Lookout. From here, we had a view from the Grampians to Halls Gap. We saw a dam and several artificial water pools. It was clear that humans had made a significant impact here, unlike at the previous lookout.

After the lookout, we accidentally drove to Lake Wartook. There wasn't much to see there, so we quickly made our way to an Aboriginal painting. On the way, we stopped at a kangaroo spot. Suddenly, we and other tourists found ourselves in a group of more than 25 kangaroos. Many kangaroos were carrying their babies in their pouches. Some people even petted the kangaroos, although the kangaroos didn't seem too thrilled about it. Therefore, we focused on taking photos from a distance. After taking countless photos, we finally went to Bunjil Shelter. This Aboriginal painting is located between the Grampians and Stawell. When we arrived at Bunjil Shelter, we searched for the painting. There wasn't a single person there besides us, which made it very difficult. When we finally found a painting, that was it. We were surprised that this small painting was what we had been looking forward to all day. After a short walk around the area, we refueled, went shopping, and returned to our accommodation. Planning the next accommodation was on our evening program. During the night, we were all woken up by an unpleasant beeping sound. None of us could identify where the sound was coming from, so we asked the reception. After a short time, the owner came, but he was also clueless. He knocked on the door of the room above us and had a discussion with the occupants about whether he could enter the room or not (access was denied). And just like that, the room above us adjusted the air conditioning and the beeping stopped, allowing us to finally go back to sleep.