Walkers: Coralie, Di P, Linda C, Linda H (leader), Lothar, Peter, Viviane
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Report:
This would be
my favourite day walk in the Grampians. It presents a challenge but at the same
time provides the walker with some of the most spectacular scenery, variety in
flora and fauna you could possibly encounter in a day walk.
The day
started early with everyone meeting at 7am at Koroit. We only took 2 cars as we
wanted to reduce the cost of fuel as much as possible. First stop was Cavendish
for a coffee break; however when we left the shop Di noticed that one of her
tyres was just a little flat on the bottom, so Lothar and Peter quickly had it
changed. Di discovered a screw embedded into the tyre so was grateful she
noticed it before we travelled much further.
As we
approached Mt Stapylton there was quite a thick cloud overhanging the Mount but
by the time we left the camp ground the mist was lifting and we were presented
with a glorious day which lasted to the end.
The first
part of the walk was fairly flat as we made our way towards the main track just
at the base of Bird Rock where we stopped for a very late morning tea. From Bird
Rock the climb was steady but not too difficult. The final assent did pose a
challenge for those not used to rock scrambling, but full credit to those
inexperienced walkers who rose to the challenge and achieved success at the top.
We stopped
briefly for lunch; there was a slight breeze which was enough to make it quite
cold.
The decent
down offered a different type of challenge. By the time we reached the bottom
one of our members discovered that she had worn out the bottom of her walking
pants due to the bum sliding down rocks. However in good humour we all had a
chuckle.
Thanks to
everyone for such a great day, many laughs and hopefully plenty of votes for the
leader in the “Leader of the Year” challenge.
A special
thank you to Coralie for words of encouragement and support to the walkers who
found it difficult at times and to Peter and Lothar for their subtle physical
support when needed.
Linda
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