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We left Warrnambool shortly after 8am on Saturday. When we arrived in Halls Gap we set up our tents in the camping ground. We then went to see the 11am parade - a lively event with lots of musicians playing Jazz, and many participants dressed up in 1920s gear, etc. Shortly afterwards we left on our clockwise circuit.
It took us a good 2 hours to walk up to Boronia Peak. The views of the surrounding country were stunning. However the bush has as yet not fully recovered from the fires 13 months ago. We had lunch at the top before heading back down. Once back in Halls Gap we stocked up on vanilla slices, ice creams, drinks, etc. Linda, Irene and Mabel then left.
It was a very pleasant evening. We walked to Venus Baths and back, had a few drinks and nibbles, and listened to Jazz before retiring to our tents for a good night's sleep.
Next morning we breakfasted, packed up the tents, and reparked the cars before heading out towards Chatauqua Peak on an anticlockwise circuit. The bush here was also burnt and struggling to recover. At the top we admired the views, took pictures, listened to Jazz, and made those all important phone calls.
As we looped back to Halls Gap we dropped in at the Sunday Market where Marg couldn't resist the fresh vegies and I couldn't resist the egg and bacon roll..... We then walked back to the cars, dropped off the gear and headed for the bakery for more Jazz, vanilla slices, apple scrolls, drinks, etc. Needless to say we dropped in to Madigan's in Penshurst on the way home....a fitting end to a great weekend.
Lothar
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