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.
