the grampians
went to the grampians this weekend. set off on sat morning at 9 (because we couldn't wake up at 4). went past ballarat, ararat and reached halls gap in around 3hrs. went to the information centre and i had a nice long chat with the guy there about what was there to do at the grampians and in victoria, while enlightening him on our sad state in spore where we have to fly if we wanted to go anywhere else other than msia. and also, the past summer saw a huge fire engulf an area in the grampians that was, in his words, 'larger than singapore'. i wouldnt disagree when while driving for around 30 mins out of halls gap i saw burnt tree trunks.
went offroad! what excitement! when kevin was driving at 90kmph, suddenly, the front wheels grew a mind of their own and we started swerving. an emergency brake brought the car turning around 90 degrees and we were sliding on sand towards starboard along the dirt track. a cloud of red sand surrounded us while we reacted to this incident. on the way back while derrick was driving this happened another 2 more times, albeit at slower speeds.
proceeded to climb rock scramble and 'through' hollow mountain, and saw aboriginal paintings that were handprints and drawings of emu feet. very dissapointing. had dinner we cooked (quite crap man made some mistakes), watched spy kids and catch me if you can in front of the log fire. nice and warm. and i tried xxxx gold. very nice and smooth. just like frank abagnale jr.
next day drove up mt william! wtf man when we reached the carpark and wanted to walk to the top my ears nearly dropped off. so went to some scenic lookouts (balconies) and when we reached the lookout we saw 5 metres of shrubs downhill and then.... ...fog. a foggy afternoon. it was already 12! went to see mckenzie falls, luckily it was not a dissapointment. saw the falls and walked to the bottom.
stopped at ararat for lunch and bought seafood basket from a guy originating from... ...timor! truly a global world. a timorese selling fish and chips with his family in a rural town in victoria, australia. named his shop george's fish shop. pia-ed back to melbourne and collasped. driving fast in the rain on a unstable 4wd is tiring!
went offroad! what excitement! when kevin was driving at 90kmph, suddenly, the front wheels grew a mind of their own and we started swerving. an emergency brake brought the car turning around 90 degrees and we were sliding on sand towards starboard along the dirt track. a cloud of red sand surrounded us while we reacted to this incident. on the way back while derrick was driving this happened another 2 more times, albeit at slower speeds.
proceeded to climb rock scramble and 'through' hollow mountain, and saw aboriginal paintings that were handprints and drawings of emu feet. very dissapointing. had dinner we cooked (quite crap man made some mistakes), watched spy kids and catch me if you can in front of the log fire. nice and warm. and i tried xxxx gold. very nice and smooth. just like frank abagnale jr.
next day drove up mt william! wtf man when we reached the carpark and wanted to walk to the top my ears nearly dropped off. so went to some scenic lookouts (balconies) and when we reached the lookout we saw 5 metres of shrubs downhill and then.... ...fog. a foggy afternoon. it was already 12! went to see mckenzie falls, luckily it was not a dissapointment. saw the falls and walked to the bottom.
stopped at ararat for lunch and bought seafood basket from a guy originating from... ...timor! truly a global world. a timorese selling fish and chips with his family in a rural town in victoria, australia. named his shop george's fish shop. pia-ed back to melbourne and collasped. driving fast in the rain on a unstable 4wd is tiring!
posted by daniel at 23:21
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