Out on the Grampians

The two of us

Nick and I spent Easter in the Grampians for a few days of mountain-bike riding and climbing up steep hills. (My ankles are still swollen from the pressure caused by my tough hiking boots.) We burned a lot of calories up-hill but promptly made up for that at dinner time!

We had marvelous blue skies and so the views from the top of the rocky peaks were spotless.

We stayed in a charming B&B out of Halls Gap (which is very loud and touristy), and from there explored the region. This included a Saturday spent at the Stawell Gift - a lovely country town coming alive for the big sporting event - and a guided tour of Seppelts heritage-listed winery in Great Western. There are 3km of underground tunnels where the sparkling wine is kept Champagne-style. But Nick and I remained unimpressed by the various tastings on offer.

One night an Echidna crossed Nick's path. It was during that golden hour, late afternoon, when all the kangaroos are out grazing. What strange animals we have in this country... and the birds, so lovely and noisy in the mornings!

We saw many things: sampled some damper and bush tucker at the Koori cultural centre, inspected some ancient rock paintings.


Going bush


Off the beaten track


Nick at the Stawell Gift


ciclyng along contry roads


Great Western's Heritage Listed wine cellars