DAY 68
MONDAY
6 March 2017 -
Started by 8th Novel – Children Of
Eden by Joey Graceffa – This is a young adults book post apocalyptic which
should be interesting.
Warrnambool – Grassmere Junction – Hopkins Falls – Koroit –
Tower Hill
I woke ready and raring to go this morning, while Paul was a
little slower off the mark. His headaches and sore back have persisted for too
long so it was decided a visit to the chiropractor was needed.
Once up and sorted, I Googled a chiro in town and booked
Paul in we then went into town to pick up needed groceries dropped them back at
the van and made our way to the surgery. We filled out the required paperwork,
chatted to the receptionist, who was happy to inform us that the coach of the
Wildcats, Trevor Gleeson, is a local and as such there was a fair bit on the
cats win in the local rag along with on the radio. Who would have thought it,
Guess Warrnambool was an apt place to watch the game yesterday.
Paul went in and had his back crunched, only to come out and
tell me of the next bizarre co-incidence. Turns out our regular chiro at home,
Ben, is from this area and the chiro Paul saw was Ben’s mentor and was telling
Paul all about his family. Small world.
With him sorted we hit the tourist trail. Our first stop was
George Taylors in Grassmere, an odds and sods hardware store that just happens
to house an old bike museum. Paul was happy to wander amongst the goods finding
bikes hidden in different spots, while others were placed in lines that you
could wander around.
Once our perusal was over we made our way on to Hopkins
Falls just out of Wangoom. With it clearly signposted, we were able to navigate
there easily and take in the view of the widest falls in Australia at 90m and
11m high. There was plenty of water spilling over the edge though I can imagine
it being even more spectacular in Winter.
Our next destination was the town Koroit, a small town than
is renowned for its Irish connections and you could see it all the way down the
main drag where four leafed clover in green tinsel adorned the street poles.
We stopped and ate lunch in the botanical gardens before
taking a walk down the main road, having a laugh at the various signs, we then
stopped in at the Koroit Irish pub so Paul could have a Guinness, it only
seemed right.
Once refreshed we moved on to Tower Hill Game Reserve. This
is a park land set inside the crater of an extinct volcano. We first spied the
park from the Von Guerard lookout that gave a good view of the crater and Tower
Lake.
We then moved into the park where we could complete the Lava Tongue
wetlands walk and the last volcano walk.
We were out for about and hour watching for various
wildlife, mainly birds and admiring the scenery. Once we had completed the loop
we passed through the visitors centre then took some photos of the many emus that
happily grazed nearby along with a lazy koala hugging a branch while it slept
with a smile on its face. Too cute!
We returned to Warrnambool, only 15 min away, put fuel in
the car and returned to the van to unload our gear and sit and rest up. I
checked out the maps, brochures and park info to map out the next few days. It
is a long weekend next weekend so we need to have some plan, as no doubt places
will fill up with travellers getting away for the weekend.
I loaded the pics while Paul took the bike to get fuel ready
for his day on the Great Ocean Road tomorrow. When he returned we decided to
head out for Thai, which seems to be the main restaurant of choice in this
town. We ate at the Saigon and it was delicious, so glad we forgot to take meat
out of the fridge for dinner tonight.
To help with the digestion of our meal we drove to Cannon
Hill Lookout for great views over Lake Pertobe and beyond to the wharf.
We then
drove down to Stingray Bay and parked to complete the walk to Thunder Point as
the sunset. It was a lovely walk but the wind was blasting through us and we
were glad to turn back and return to the car.
Once back at the van we enjoyed some quiet time ready before
heading for bed.
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