Today we visited Mount Gambier, which is the last town before leaving South Australia and crossing the border into Victoria. Mount Gambier is known for this massive vivid blue colored lake that holds the town’s water supply, so we didn’t go swimming in it, but it was tempting. Our next destination was The Grampians National Park to do some rugged walks up the mountains. When we got to the park we saw this creature crossing the road. It looks like a porcupine, but it’s called an Echidna.
It has a really long nose, and when you get too close to it, it burrows itself into leaves and dirt so only its spikes are visible. We hiked up Hollow Mountain which had some steep sections and really narrow paths through rocks. We saw a few rock climbers practising and studying different holes in the rocks, so Willy and I decided to make up our own names for the rock holes. The views from the top were mainly of the surrounding farmland, which was neat because we usually don’t see mountains around our farmland back home.
We made it down the mountain before dark just in time to set up our tent and build a cozy campfire. We are sleeping at the Stapylton campground so we’ll be ready to climb Mount Stapylton in the morning.
We made it down the mountain before dark just in time to set up our tent and build a cozy campfire. We are sleeping at the Stapylton campground so we’ll be ready to climb Mount Stapylton in the morning.
