Day out to You Yangs and surrounds

We spent a day out. The weather forcast was for rain and storms later in the day but we decided to risk it and have a day out.

Drove down to the You Yangs (down near Werribee and Geelong). By the time we got there we were all starving and could not wait for our hamburgers to cook by our chef Nige/daddy. This time he actually brought hamburgers and not just the plain mince... Poor guy l will not let him forget that one.

So while Nige cooked, the kids let all their energy out and went off to explore the surounds. There was HUGE boulders to climb and lots of trees to run around. Was quite easy to get lost in this type of bush. So l was soon worn out after chasing the kids around who of course were playing and singing "we're going on a bear hunt".

Tahlia exploring

But everyone was happy to sit down and eat their hamburgers after all that running around. Was nice and warm in the sun, with a slight cool breeze. The sky was getting darker with the louds and you could feel the rain in the wind. The rain was on the way.

Nate trying out one of the boulders.

So we went for a walk over to the BIG boulder that was there. It had some amazing views across to Werribee area and even Geelong. The area is just so different to where we live and you could already see how it was dry and suffering from the drought. No much green out there.

Nige and Tahlia climbing the BIG rock.


Nate standing at the BIG rock.


Both of the kids at the rock.

After the walk we took the tourist road around the park. They now have many tracks on the other side of the park for bike riding and mountain bike riding. Saw quite a few people around the tracks on their bikes. Looked like a lot of fun and one thing to put on our list of things to try when our kids are a bit older and have their own bikes.

We promised the kids some ice-creams so headed to the information centre in Geelong and had some McDonalds cones while we looked at where to head next.

Decided to check out the Steiglitz Historic Park, in the Brisbane Ranges.

Tahlia sitting on the old Court House steps.


Tahlia in her own little world.

Nathan at the old Court House.

We thought we would have a walk around the old little town (if you could call it that now). Some remaining buildings were there and some were private homes but still kept in their orginal condtion. Just beautiful.

Renee standing out the front of the Old Court house.

Let's fill her up.

Out of registration.

We then drove thru the Brisbane Ranges and thought it would be time to head home. The sky was getting darker and the weather cooler. No sooner had we got home the heavens opened and it certainly did rain.

But a great day out.