On approaching Hamilton many of the farms had dry rock walls surrounding paddocks, rather than wire fences; it was amazing the work that must have gone in to it.
First walk was to Mount Napier, which is the site of a volcano and at the summit there is the remains of the crater. More impressive though was Budj Bim also known as Mount Eccles National Park, for here one of the craters is filled with the waters of Lake Surprise and as well there are old lava canals snaking over the land.
A photo album of the Budj Bim park
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| Budj Bim - Mount Eccles |
We arrived on the coast at Portland, and not far from there is the Cape Nelson State Park. On driving there the first dramatic feature was the numerous wind turbines right up to the boundary of the reserve. Once we started walking the swishing sound of the turbines was quite noticeable; at first we thought it was a plane flying over. The walk was a circuit through the mallees to the cliff edge then along the edge to a lighthouse. The track continued on before crossing through a tunnel of vegetation back to the car.
A photo album of the Cape Nelson park
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| Cape Nelson |
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