Today we had a strong tail wind which made it feel like I was riding a motorbike!  I won't forget in a hurry the wonderful sensation of flying down the hills with the beautiful peaks of the Grampians coming closer and closer.  At our frist meeting stop, we were greeted by a multitude of cockatoos flying every which way in the morning sky.
We arrived in Dunkeld to find a picnic set up for us in the park with coffee with sugar, coffee with no sugar, tea, milk, home-made cakes...all with little lables.  This was just the start of the incredibly warm welcome and generosity we received from the Dunkeld community.  That evening the Lion's Club and the Uniting Church members prepared a veritable banquet for us and that evening we were hosted by several families.  As well as sleeping on soft cosy beds, we were all overwhelmed by the generosity of our hosts, one host Mum even gave her Otesha people a little bundle of pocket money wrapped up in a hanky...and this was at 4:30am as we left for Hall's Gap!
-Pip