And then to Lakes Entrance........................

Lakes Entrance is at the point where the Gippsland Lakes meet Bass Strait

http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/lakesentrance

I stayed at The Lakes Entrance Country Cottages

http://www.lakescottages.com.au/

 Here are some more views of the Cottages

The next day I headed off towards Metung

A Houseboat moored on the River Tambo at Swan Reach

Chinaman's Creek, Metung

Pelicans and Cormorants at Metung

Black Swans

Sailing off Shaving Point, Metung

Two views of Metung

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metung,_Victoria

http://metung.com.au/

Nungurner Jetty

A view to the lakes near Nungurner

Nyerimilang Park Near Lakes Entrance

http://www.nyerimilang.org.au/Nyerimilang/Welcome.html

http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Gippsland/Activities-and-attractions/Nature-and-wildlife/National-parks-and-reserves/Nyerimilang-Heritage-Park.aspx

Some more views around the Park

That afternoon I cruised the lakes from Lakes Entrance to Metung and back
On the Lonsdale

 http://www.coastalstays.com/lakesentrance/lonsdale/

 Old cottages near the entrance

The entrance

Pelicans, Swans and cormorants on a sandspit at the end of Flannagan Island

Metung

Shaving Point, Metung

And thence to the Grampians (or Gariwerd)

 Arriving at the southern end of the Grampians

 The Cabin I stayed in the Caravan Park near Halls Gap

 Some of the locals on duty in the Caravan Park

 Halls Gap

Walking in the Wonderland area near Halls Gap

Here are some links to further information

http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/hallsgap/

http://www.ozshots.com/20041024_Grampians_Wonderland/

http://www.grampiansnationalpark.com/grampians/national/park/reg_wonder.asp

There are four shelters containing Aboriginal Rock Art in the Grampians that are accessible to visitors:

 Approaching the Gulgurn Manja Shelter

 Grass Trees and other vegetation on the walk to the Shelter

 Approacing the shelter

 The Art

 Approaching the Ngamadjidj Shelter

 The Art

 Olive trees (Toscana Olives) near the Ngamadjidj Shelter

Troopers Creek on the Roses Gap Road

 The Billimina shelter in the Southern Grampians

 The Manja Shelter not far away

Some Links about the Shelters

http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Grampians/Activities-and-attractions/History-and-heritage/Aboriginal-heritage.aspxhttp

://www.grampiansnationalpark.com/grampians/national/park/history.asp

http://www.brambuk.com.au/assets/pdf/grampiansnationalparkrockartshelters.pdf

 Bunjil's Cave not far from Stawell is not situated in the Grampians National Park, but is well worth a visit

The view from Bunjil's Cave back to the Grampians

And then I visted Echuca, a Murray River Port:

At Echuca I went for a luncheon cruies on the Paddle Steamer Emmylou

Here are some links of interest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echuca

http://www.emmylou.com.au/

http://www.murrayriver.com.au/murray-river-paddle-steamers-965/