We decided to escape for the long weekend so we headed down to Stawell and stayed at the Grampians Gate caravan park. It’s a lovely spot, lots of trees, water and grass and quite central. Rusty settled in very quickly with a glass of red.
Saturday we drove down to Beaufort and walked around the town. We found the most beautiful Imperial Egg Gallery right in the main street. Gold coin donation was definitely worth it as the workmanship that went into these was incredibly.
After that we hit the wineries with a special visit to Bests Winery. They just happen to make White Port, one of Rusty’s favourites. He figured the 2 litre was better value. 
Driving around Ararat we found the lookout at 530 metres high. It gave a great view of the Grampians which we visited the next day. Most of the drives and walks are still closed after the flood and landslides so we had to make do with a yummy icecream while looking around Halls Gap.
Next opportunity we will head north to Mildura or maybe Adelaide.
