Day 138: Hall's Gap

Today we went for a drive to:-

# Ararat (no, we could not find the ark),
# Moyston (some of you older types may remember Moyston Claret),
# Great Western (it's actually a town and the home of Seppelt's Victorian operations and where the 'champagne' comes from),
# Stawell (those athletes amongst you will have heard of the 'Stawell Gift', the professional footrace which occurs there every year).

It was a pleasant drive in rich countryside (oh to be a sheep). Speaking of sheep, we found Ararat an interesting and pretty town. It was a town founded in the Victorian gold rush times and one of the few towns where the Chinese actually staked their own claims as against fossicking through the mullock heaps.
There is a Chinese Museum in the town and we found it an interesting visit - before we left we purchased a set of Chinese (made in China) tea cups with lids.
Anyway, 'sheep' - I was born in the year of the sheep and Lorelle was the year of the monkey.
Back to the trip - Moyston used to be known to us through the Moyston Claret wine, but it is also apparently the town where AFL began.  Being Rugby League fans, we didn't stop......

Next was Ararat which i have already mentioned.

On to the small town of Great Western - we dropped into the Seppelts Winery where I bought a bottle of port and we had lunch.

Next it was on to Stawell which I have also mentioned. We had afternoon tea here and annoyed the ducks and swans at the local park.

All up an enjoyable day.

Chinese Museum

Stawell

Hall's Gap