Having had a taste for a little more walking after the Hollow Mountains (a certain 11 and 9 year old may dispute this view of history) we spent the morning of the last day climbing from the wonderland car park up to "The Pinnacle".Although not quite as extreme as Hollow Mountain this was a fairly stiff uphill slog through some great rock scenery, essentially consisting of climbing through ever narrowing gorges: The Grand Canyon, followed by Silent Street. You could find a bit of scrambling if you wanted (which Caitlin certainly did - was she secretly jealous of Ciara's broken leg from last year), but the standard Aussie fare of stone cut steps and railings were provided. I've got mixed views on these, it allows the runner (trainer) clad brigade with shopping bag of lollies (sweets) to get into the hills, but it does sanitise the experience a little, and the reduced effort to get somewhere tinges the final reward. Having said all that the views from the top were great.
The afternoon we drove through the Southern Grampian's to Dunkeld before heading on the 3 hour dive to Melbourne. By the names you'd be forgiven for thinking we were in Scotland, and certainly the farmland views with a backdrop of towering hills reminded me of, well the Grampian's, and both adults felt a little homesick.
In summary the Grampian's were really enjoyable, and by Aussie travelling distance standards, very accessible from Melbourne.
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