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Dirt-Road, Little Desert

Venturing over the dirt-roads of Little Desert

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A day full of aboriginal art and driving off-road – Travel log no. 59

We began the day by exploring Aboriginal paintings on the walls of the Grampians. Since the Aboriginal culture is a spoken one, there is not much painted art out there. The art you will find may seem childish, but still has it’s stories to tell.

Aboriginal Art, Grampians.
Aboriginal art in orange on the wall of the Grampians.
Grampians, Victoria
Hiking through the Grampians close to where we discovered the Aboriginal Art.

We were lucky and the sun was shining. The whole landscape felt much more desert like than the day before.

Slowly we drove westwards to our next stop, the little desert. Here we first needed the 4 Wheel-Drive of Florian’s car. The dirt-roads were feet deep full of treacherous sand. Even though it didn’t feel like a traditional desert, it was beautiful never the less.

Off-road, Little Desert
Flo guiding the other Tobi safely through the deep sands.
Little Desert, Victoria
Finally we managed a cool group picture.
Sun-set, Little Desert
The sun setting over the plains of little desert.

It got dark pretty quickly and we moved slower than we expected. We had to set up our camp next to a waterhole in the middle of the desert. Without a stove we cooked our food directly in the amber of the fire. Probably the best Risotto I ever ate.

The night-sky was filled with stars while we enjoyed our dinner next to the campfire.

Campground, Little Desert
Long-time exposure of the camp fire and the night-sky in the back.
Great Ocean Road.

Driving along the Coast to the Grampians

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About the beautiful coastline tainted by the rain – Travel log no. 57

We drove along the rest of the Great Ocean Road to Warrnambool. There we restored the supplies to make it to the Grampians National Park up North.

Unfortunately the weather was getting worse and it rained a lot. The rest of the Coastline was still very beautiful though.

London Bridge, Victoria
The waves break on the London Bridge. There used to be a connection to the main land which broke down and trapped some travelers on the little island several years ago.
The Grotto, Victoria
The view through the Grotto another nice attraction on the Great Ocean Road.
The Grotto, Australia
The reflection of the Grotto through a close up photo. Thanks to the rain there weren’t many tourists at least.

After a longer lunch break in Warrnambool we drove to Port Fairy. Unfortunately we didn’t get to explore the city too much because of the rain.

On the way North to the Grampians we stopped in Hamilton around 6 pm. We didn’t find a good camping spot so we drove straight to the Fresh Water lakes at the Grampians.

Fresh Water Lakes, Victoria
The idyllic view on the fresh water lake the next morning. The actual night at the lake wasn’t too relaxed though.

In the dark and with heavy rain we set up the tent. This night I didn’t want to sleep in my hammock. After a short snack we went to sleep. Unfortunately we got a little bit wet during the night. It wasn’t too bad but camping definitely makes more fun without the rain.

I am excited to explore my first National Park in Australia tomorrow!