A Day at Boroka Downs

The drive here was long, as we thought it would be. But the road was good: quiet, well-maintained and signed, and generally straight. So I got to work on my left-hand driving. I have it down pretty well at this point, I think.

The land began quite flat, once we got away from the coast. Grazing and wheat areas primarily, along with parkland. They don't have forests as we know them. But rather, they have wooded area, with the tall eucalyptus trees, and shrubs lower down. Because it's so dry, the vegetation is more sparse than we would have.





Sheila, our patient GPS goddess, took us the back route, but got us there. We arrived late in the afternoon, having stopped for a bite in Horsham along the way. Turns out we should have got here earlier. This place is a bit like Sabi-Sabi in its grandeur. Fancy, clearly geared for the well-heeled traveller, with many things provided at top-notch quality. And the view was spectacular, complete with kangaroos and parrots.











We had brought some food to cook, and we did that, late in the evening. Watched the moon come up, almost full, over the field and water hole,





and walked down to visit with the kangaroo mob.

Darlene treated herself to a whirlpool bath, and I went to sleep early. It was so quiet and clear and cool, I had a wonderful sleep, and both of us woke before dawn (which here occurs about 7:15). We were able to be up and watch the sun rise out our window. And then the 'roos came by our place, grazing on the grass outside our cabin, having a drink in the pan set out for the birds.











They are incredible (in all senses of the word) creatures.

Sadly, we had to leave after breakfast and head back through the Grampians to Port Fairy. We stopped in th small town of Halls Gap to visit an aboriginal centre there, before heading back onto the plains and back to the ocean once more.


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Location:Birdswing Road, Victoria, Australia