It was cold last night and once you’re cold it is hard to
get warm. Hooray for the extra sleeping bags we have in our van.
The sky was blue in the morning and although it was still
chilly, it was nice in the sun.
Today we headed to The Grampians, one of Victoria’s most
popular National Parks. Before arriving
there we had a short pits-stop at Stawell which to our surprise was much bigger
than we expected.
After arriving in The Grampians we visited the Information
Centre where we booked a campsite (Everything is very organized in this
National Park. With the amount of tourists that visit this area that’s very
understandable but not really to our liking). We also gathered some information
about walks on the way to our overnight camp spot.
Therefore we ended up at the 2km Mafeking Return walk. Once Mafeking
was a gold diggers town with more than 10.000 residents. Although, ’ town’ might be slightly
exaggerated as most people lived in a tiny tent or hut in the middle of the forest.
Remains of mine shafts can still be seen and therefore staying on the path is
wise. Some holes are more than 10 meters deep and overgrown with plants and shrubs.
In the late afternoon we arrived at Wannon Creek Crossing
Campsite.
The spot we booked was in a nice, quiet corner which was good as it
quickly became busy at the site.
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