Woke up this morning to a beautiful clear morning at Rocklands reservoir, to be greeted by a family of kangaroos having breakfast in the next site. Mum had a joey in her pouch, and because it is so quiet here they are not really afraid of us, so they looked and continued eating, then mum decided she must have smelt danger and they slowly hopped away.
The day before I spent some time on the wall of the reservoir watching an echidna walking up and down it searching for lunch. The wildlife here is wonderful. The birds are just beautiful including the little Blue Wren who comes to visit daily and tries to play with the other one who seems to be in the hubcap of my front wheel. Funny little fella.
This place is worth a visit. The Reservoir supplies the water for the Wimmera Mallee area. Great walks along the Glenelg River and of course around the reservoir itself.
The range in the background of the photos is of course the Grampians.
-- Edited by shekon on Monday 2nd of December 2013 07:57:35 AM
That is heaven Shekon ....I would love to canoe on the Reservoir and camp there but i googled and dogs are not permitted ( have a little old Chihuahua ) I should imagine it would be very busy over the holiday periods . Great pics .
shekon said
04:04 PM Dec 2, 2013
Sherbet I don't think the dog would be an issue. The caretaker had 2 of them and people who came to use the lake to water ski and jet ski had dogs also. I am sure your pup dog would be fine.
GaryKelly said
05:26 PM Dec 2, 2013
I dunno how you handle the stress, Shekon.
Bryan said
06:26 PM Dec 2, 2013
Lovely place and lovely pics Shekon
shekon said
07:25 PM Dec 2, 2013
Thanks Bryan it is a wonderful place and arrr the serenity.
Gary the stress is hard to take, but sheesh somebody has to do it. Now for the next thought process where to go tomorrow. Over the other side of the reservoir and it is not good at all. Very dry and not a lot of vegetation or wildlife, although have seen a huge rabbit and a black kangaroo or wallaby not sure. So will only stay one night here at Hynes Reserve and move on tomorrow.
Happywanderer said
08:45 PM Dec 2, 2013
So you are saying dogs will be allowed Sharon, might have to go have a look for myself. Sounds a wonderful place.
shekon said
08:59 PM Dec 2, 2013
Hi Marj,
I do not see that there would be a problem at all. The caretakers dogs just roamed around free and easy. The facilities are not the cleanest but not the worse I have seen, but the water is hot and plentiful and actually quite soft so all good. The area though is just beautiful. I will put some more pics on my blog over the next couple of days. So many.
sherbert said
10:02 PM Dec 2, 2013
Thank you Shekon , will definitely go there and camp . Take care and will look forward to your future posts .
Dougwe said
08:41 AM Dec 3, 2013
Shut the front gate!!!!!
What a journey so far Shekon, just great. You have slotted in well to the grey nomad life style for sure and I tell you that for free.
That Echidna looks similar to a wombat but very much cuter for sure.
pambaz said
09:38 PM Dec 11, 2013
That place looks beautiful Shekon. We will keep it in mind for our trip in 2014
Woke up this morning to a beautiful clear morning at Rocklands reservoir, to be greeted by a family of kangaroos having breakfast in the next site. Mum had a joey in her pouch, and because it is so quiet here they are not really afraid of us, so they looked and continued eating, then mum decided she must have smelt danger and they slowly hopped away.
The day before I spent some time on the wall of the reservoir watching an echidna walking up and down it searching for lunch. The wildlife here is wonderful. The birds are just beautiful including the little Blue Wren who comes to visit daily and tries to play with the other one who seems to be in the hubcap of my front wheel. Funny little fella.
This place is worth a visit. The Reservoir supplies the water for the Wimmera Mallee area. Great walks along the Glenelg River and of course around the reservoir itself.
The range in the background of the photos is of course the Grampians.
-- Edited by shekon on Monday 2nd of December 2013 07:57:35 AM
Gary the stress is hard to take, but sheesh somebody has to do it. Now for the next thought process where to go tomorrow. Over the other side of the reservoir and it is not good at all. Very dry and not a lot of vegetation or wildlife, although have seen a huge rabbit and a black kangaroo or wallaby not sure. So will only stay one night here at Hynes Reserve and move on tomorrow.
I do not see that there would be a problem at all. The caretakers dogs just roamed around free and easy. The facilities are not the cleanest but not the worse I have seen, but the water is hot and plentiful and actually quite soft so all good. The area though is just beautiful. I will put some more pics on my blog over the next couple of days. So many.
What a journey so far Shekon, just great. You have slotted in well to the grey nomad life style for sure and I tell you that for free.
That Echidna looks similar to a wombat but very much cuter for sure.
That place looks beautiful Shekon. We will keep it in mind for our trip in 2014