We had a slow start to the morning… mostly due to some rain.
There really was a forest feel to the course with plenty of
water obstacles to… again, like the Grampians themselves! Just like ‘real golf’
we lost a couple of balls in the water traps! With so much greenery,
overhanging trees and bushes I was surprised that all of the ‘greens’ were leaf
litter free… it must be a big job cleaning them regularly!
On a more competitive nature… the results had Daz out front,
with Ethan in second, Jet third followed by Zac and Gemma.
We returned to the caravan for some lunch and a discussion
about where to for the afternoon. This trip really has been a make it up as you
go adventure and so far it has not disappointed.
We found ourselves driving up Mt Victory Rd again, this time
heading for the Reeds Lookout carpark. From there it was a flat easy walk of
about 20 minutes to the ‘Balconies’… formerly known as the Jaws of Death. The
name was changed to give it less of a ‘you won’t return from here’ vibe I
guess.
I’m sure, since our last visit way back in 2003, part of the
top jaw had broken off. Nevertheless, it was a grand view not just of the
Balconies but across a vast valley of green/blue trees with countless peaks in
the distance.
On the walk back to the car park, we stopped at a clearing
where many people have built stone towers. It now resembles a city for Smurfs.
The kids were keen to add to it with some of their own rock architecture… so
that is what they did!
We looked at the view from the fire lookout at the top of
Reeds lookout and with a curtain of grey mist coming in, it was obvious we
would not get to witness a great sunset on this evening. So we escaped the cold
and went back to the caravan for dinner.
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