From White Kangaroos to White-Tailed Spiders!
Trip Start
Aug 14, 2010
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Trip End
Aug 05, 2011
Where I stayed
Mt. Arapiles-Tooan State Park
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Friday, January 28, 2011
Total Distance Travelled so far… 2,765km
Today we travelled from Mundulla through Bordertown where we stopped at the Kangaroo Reserve to check out the local white kangaroos. We had a bit of a sour milk incident this morning so we had breakfast here after a stop at the supermarket for fresh milk. It was pretty amazing having breakfast by the side of the road watching the kangaroos. There are 20 white kangaroos in total here at the moment and some grey ones also.
From here we crossed the border back into Victoria. We continued on passing through Kaniva and Nhill. We then drove down through Little Dessert National Park and continued on to where we had planned to stay overnight at a road side rest area. Upon reaching here though it looked a bit deserted and isolated so we continued on down to Mt. Arapiles State Park. It was looking pretty wet around here and when we saw the ‘Water Over Road’ sign we headed for Horsham. We stopped along the way to get things from the boot and while we were stopped a local motorist pulled up to ask if we needed help. He seemed pretty friendly, it’s good to know there are still kind people out there to help ya out! Anyway, we didn’t need help thankfully and continued on to Horsham. This area has been hit pretty bad by the recent flooding and we could see the devastation the flooding has caused here to local farms and houses. We popped into the visitors information centre and the not so knowledgeable lady there told us that Mt. Arapiles was a good option so after a stop at the our first Aldi since Melbourne and stocking up on some supplies we headed out on the road to Mt. Arapiles.
Driving in here it looked a lot busier than the previous road side rest area. There were a lot of campers and tents so we were pretty comfortable staying here. The ground was very uneven and we could see a lot of signs of damage that the heavy rain had caused. We parked up in the best shady spot we could find (all the good spots were pretty much taken), cooked up some dinner and chilled out.
Turns out Mt. Arapiles State Park is a pretty famous area for rock climbing. So if we were avid rock climbers this place would be amazing. There are about 2000 climbs available here and the surroundings were pretty impressive. It was a pretty unique area to stay and for $2 a night we couldn’t complain (except for maybe the giant white-tail spiders in the bathrooms). As we chilled out listening to the birds and wildlife around us, we found it hard to believe we’re actually getting the opportunity to see and experience all these amazing places.
