Day 37 – The Pinnacle
Awoke, and packed. Time to say goodbye to Ballarat, today we drive to the Grampians National Park. It was a fairly straightforward drive, though Fiona did force a stop for the obligatory photo of an​ old rural church.
We reached Halls Gap and stopped for lunch. The annual “Run the Gap” trail run event was on, so the town was packed. It’s a stunning location.
We braved the winding road up into the Grampians towards the Sundial Carpark. It was time to find a lookout and see if this park was all it’s cracked up to be. We’d chosen the Pinnacle as a relatively short walk, while also having enough challenge to push the kids a bit.
It was indeed a stunning lookout. The vista did not disappoint.
Later, we headed to our campsite at Smith’s Mill. Barry the emu welcomed us, as did a bunch of extremely tame magpies. Yay for people domesticating wild animals!
Leah did a fine job of making dinner that night.
As a reward, she got extra ghost stories before bed.
