A lot of you will remember the feature film Picnic at Hanging Rock, based on Joan Lindsay's mysterious story, where a party of schoolgirls from Appleyard College picknicked at Hanging Rock and several of them disappeared without a trace... Go to this website for more information on the story: http://www.hangingrock.info/picnic/weir/weir.html or view a short opening of the film on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0DbTTiHIQ
Jos and I climbed the track to the top which was hard work, but the views were worth the effort. Mt Diogenes is a rare volcanic formation of solvsbergite, the only other examples are found in Norway and Denmark.
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Happy man (I promise I didn't force him to climb the hill!)
This is the "Hanging Rock" of Mt Diogenes - beware, walk through at your own risk!
A few rosellas:
We also visited Mt Macedon in the morning, unfortunately it was overcast and it rained a little. The famous memorial cross on the hill was originally built in 1935 by William Cameron as a memorial to the soldiers who died in WW1. In 1975 the cross was damaged from a lightening strike allowing water to corrode its steel core. The Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983 contributed to its further destruction and it was then closed to the public. Restoration was not possible and it was rebuilt to the original specifications the early 1990's:
And what you've all been waiting for.....a few more interior pictures of the house showing further progress. This is the laundry (not the greatest photo but it will give you an idea of how big it is):
Kitchen (doors to the cupboards and the silestone benchtops in the kitchen and bathrooms are yet to be installed):
Kitchen again, looking out onto the alfresco:
Our ensuite:
Guest bathroom (I'm not happy with this, do you know why - take a closer look):
