A day in the hills

The weather wasn't what you'd call hot and the fog didn't lift until 10am but at least it wasn't raining and the sun kept peeking through from time to time. We took a trip around the local area today, first to Lobethal, a very old german settlement with the first Lutheran College in the Souther Hemisphere and an excellent bakery. The Lobethal historical museum (open only by appointment) was excellent and kept us occupied for nearly 2 hrs.
A short trip to Gumeracha was rewarded with the sight of the The Big Rocking Horse which is part of "The Toy Factory". We climbed the Rocking Horse via internal ladders and then checked out the excellent wooden toys at The Toy Factory. The same area also houses a small animal park and Irene thought that the animals could do with some food (the proper stuff sold by the shop). As soon as we entered the animals immedately recognized the food bucket and we were overrun by very hungry lot of Goats, Peacocks, Ducks, Roo's and various other creatures. I'm happy to say we got out alive.
The short drive to Williamstown brought us to the Whispering Wall where the dam wall provides a unique sound path which allows people to hear each other whispering over a distance of 140mt.
Back to base after a big day out and the kids are getting stuck into their schoolwork.