Horsham to Halls Gap in the Grampians

Heard the news that severe weather warning was for our area but looking at the colour-coded map, Horsham was on the outer edge, with the Grampians also on the edge, so we decided we should stop in Horsham and look at the weather for the next day.  We decided to stop at Wimmera Lakes Caravan Park but were sadly disappointed to find no lake at the site or in the distance.  The whole place looked a tad neglected, and the school holidays had just finished!  Worse was to come with the ablution block again having problems with water either too hot or too cold even if you just turned the cold on a smidgen!!!  The amount of water was also sparse, and having a shower became a challenge to get oneself wet, let along lathered in soap so not washing my hair was wise choice!  It was about to get worse (as some of my mates will know from historical aspects), toilets can be the bane of many a person or traveller’s lives, as both the hubby and I found the toilet roll holders either too close, too large and placed either too closely to where you sit on the seat or too low near the floor so you could not reach to get loo paper!  This of course made the whole process of natural processes a gymnastic series of events, and I just love it when the doors open inwards (thought safety rules were Australia wide in the expectation that dunny doors should open outwards in case of unexpected deaths or falls?!) Getting in and out of the toilet itself became worse than using a small one in our motorhome!  Sure I may be have a butt that compares favourably to the Kardashians -  without surgical enhancement but honestly, why don’t people actually sit on a toilet and look at all angles before the placement of sanitary bins, toilet roll holders and other necessities?  It becomes impossible to actually move or get to sit on a toilet, let alone use it efficiently!

So we ventured into Horsham but the weather was very windy cold and rain was imminent so we decided to look at the beautiful river and followed it around the town.  We then looked for the grocery store to ensure we had lots of meat and veg for dinners and then we decided to hit the road to head for the famous Grampians!  The rockfaces look amazing!  Sadly the rain and wind came so we booked into the Halls Gap Grampians Caravan Park – lots more sites without cement pads – but found one to park next to.  We are now house bound watching Tv and hoping the storm will pass us by without too much rain or wind overnight!