Type: 4wd'ing + hiking + camping
Location: Beachport, Robe, Grampians
Dates: 26th-31st December
Weather: 25 at Robe, 38 at Grampians
Crew: VB family
Key Tracks Hit: Robe to Beachport via Beach
Vehicles Used: '05 Paj
Distance Travelled: 1450 kms
Campsites: 3 Mile Bend # 6 @ Beachport, Colhurst House B&B @ Mt Gambier, Buandik Campground #1 @ Grampians
Fishing: Unfortunately no time :(. Great surf spots between Robe and Beachport to throw a line. Was hoping to go after some mulloway. Beachport pier at 750 meters was also producing mullet and whiting. Bait used mainly pipi.
Gear Purchased: Primus High Output two burner stove. Adventure Kings Awning 2.5m x2.5m.
Gear Review: Primus two burner stove worked a treat! Super fast to boil water for multiple cups of coffee! Make sure you turn it down when cooking food, it heats up a pan quick, and just continues to heat!! Awning was also very handy to pitch beside the tent as a home base. Look forward to using it often.
Food: A highlight. Ate like kings the first few nights. Bangers & Mash w Sauerkraut, Steak Sandwiches, Tomato based bacon pasta, pancakes, bacon and egg English muffins, fish and chips (at towns!)
Report: 7.5/10
Rating: Weather was annoying. Preferably it was the other way around. Grampians was too hot for the bush, Robe was not hot enough for the beach. Outside of this, Robe and Grampians remain some beautiful parts of Australia that need to be explored.
Robe is a great beach town, as is Beachport. The drive on the beach was unreal! Water was turquoise blue and was begging to be fished! Got stuck in the sand on three separate occasions! Sand driving was much harder than i thought, and completely different to mud, rocks, hill climbs etc. Put tires down to 20 psi, then down to 16. Should have gone down even further, as some of the soft parts of sand along the beach was SOFT. The dune driving was easy enough and enjoyable. Couldn't make it one one particular dune, made 3/4 of the way, then reversed down and tried an easier dune to get back on the track.
One night at Mt Gambier to freshen up at Colhurst House was very nice. Lovely Pub meal was horrible. Beer was great.
Grampians was spectacular. Emus, wallabies, roos, rock formations, scenery, waterfalls etc. Unfortunately it was a little too hot, and no river by the campsite to chill. Only spent 1 night at Grampians, was planning on spending 3, but the heat made it important to get kids in the car and roll home for NY celebrations.
10/10 would have been because of better weather, some fishing, some proper offroading in grampains, and NYs in grampians. Next time. Maybe when kids are older!
Location: Beachport, Robe, Grampians
Dates: 26th-31st December
Weather: 25 at Robe, 38 at Grampians
Crew: VB family
Key Tracks Hit: Robe to Beachport via Beach
Vehicles Used: '05 Paj
Distance Travelled: 1450 kms
Campsites: 3 Mile Bend # 6 @ Beachport, Colhurst House B&B @ Mt Gambier, Buandik Campground #1 @ Grampians
Fishing: Unfortunately no time :(. Great surf spots between Robe and Beachport to throw a line. Was hoping to go after some mulloway. Beachport pier at 750 meters was also producing mullet and whiting. Bait used mainly pipi.
Gear Purchased: Primus High Output two burner stove. Adventure Kings Awning 2.5m x2.5m.
Gear Review: Primus two burner stove worked a treat! Super fast to boil water for multiple cups of coffee! Make sure you turn it down when cooking food, it heats up a pan quick, and just continues to heat!! Awning was also very handy to pitch beside the tent as a home base. Look forward to using it often.
Food: A highlight. Ate like kings the first few nights. Bangers & Mash w Sauerkraut, Steak Sandwiches, Tomato based bacon pasta, pancakes, bacon and egg English muffins, fish and chips (at towns!)
Report: 7.5/10
Rating: Weather was annoying. Preferably it was the other way around. Grampians was too hot for the bush, Robe was not hot enough for the beach. Outside of this, Robe and Grampians remain some beautiful parts of Australia that need to be explored.
Robe is a great beach town, as is Beachport. The drive on the beach was unreal! Water was turquoise blue and was begging to be fished! Got stuck in the sand on three separate occasions! Sand driving was much harder than i thought, and completely different to mud, rocks, hill climbs etc. Put tires down to 20 psi, then down to 16. Should have gone down even further, as some of the soft parts of sand along the beach was SOFT. The dune driving was easy enough and enjoyable. Couldn't make it one one particular dune, made 3/4 of the way, then reversed down and tried an easier dune to get back on the track.
One night at Mt Gambier to freshen up at Colhurst House was very nice. Lovely Pub meal was horrible. Beer was great.
Grampians was spectacular. Emus, wallabies, roos, rock formations, scenery, waterfalls etc. Unfortunately it was a little too hot, and no river by the campsite to chill. Only spent 1 night at Grampians, was planning on spending 3, but the heat made it important to get kids in the car and roll home for NY celebrations.
10/10 would have been because of better weather, some fishing, some proper offroading in grampains, and NYs in grampians. Next time. Maybe when kids are older!
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