ARARAT & BEAUFORT, VICTORIA / FREE CAMPING AT GREENHILL LAKE / J WARD LUNATIC ASYLUM / VANLIFE
This week we travel in our converted Ford transit campervan, to free camp at Green Hill Lake, in Ararat, Victoria Australia. We were lucky enough to meet another camper Michelle, who gave us a van tour of her 50s vintage Airstream caravan, which she purchased and brought it back to life. The refurbishment looked just as amazing inside as it did outside.
Airstream is an American brand of caravan easily recognized by the distinctive shape of its rounded and polished aluminum coachwork.
We got a fantastic free camping spot right in front of Green Hill Lake. In the morning we headed into Ararat and had a look around town.
Ararat is a city in southwest Victoria, Australia, about 198 kilometers west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera.
After exploring the town, we visited Ararat Lunatic Asylum, where we took a walk around the grounds. The atmosphere felt spooky with s sense of eeriness - even though it was during the day. As there were no day tours, we then headed back into Ararat.
Our next stop was at Ararat J Ward prison, where we got permission to take out cavoodle Twyla on a tour of the prison. The J Ward began as a prison for the goldfields in 1859 and when the gold ran out in the 1880s it was taken over by the Lunacy Department to house the criminally insane. Over the following century, it was home to some of the most dangerous men in Victoria. On the tour, we got to see inside prison cells and how the prisoners lived behind the big bluestone walls. Twyla seemed to sense ghosts in parts of the prison. In our footage, you can see orbs flying around. We’ll leave it up to you to decide if they were spirits. The prison and the J Ward Mental Asylum run ghost tours, where you are taken back in time.
On the way home, we drove past the annual ‘Grampians Ride to Remember’ motorbike tribute ride. At this event, the community comes together to ride their motorcycles starting from Ararat and around the Grampians region. The ride raises money for the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation. The event has a few hundred participants.
Our last stop on the way home was for breakfast in the town of Beaufort, Victoria. For a small town, they had many cafes and interesting old buildings from 1870s.
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Adam always seems so serious to your personality
@kingdeanoadventures
3 ай бұрын
Yes, we are a little bit ying and yang, but that seems to work for us. Thanks for checking out the episode really appreciate it
I really enjoyed watching this video thanks for sharing this nice camp love ❤️ the puppy 🐶
@kingdeanoadventures
9 ай бұрын
Happy to read that you enjoyed the episode. It was a great getaway, and with our pup Twyla, it makes it even more memorable! Deano
Yay to 1000. Well done
Another great video. 👍
Congrats on 1K. Green Hill Lake added to the list to visit. Thanks Deano.
Great vid. That was a great little caravan shelle had there. Cheers.
@kingdeanoadventures
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Mr Keenaz. Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, we do meet some wonderful caravans and people on the road. Deano
You guys must keep Aust’s bakeries busy in your travels
@kingdeanoadventures
3 ай бұрын
Yes we sure do. We love our bakeries and love showing people different ones I can go to on the road trips .
You was not far from Sister Rocks which is worth a visit while there . Also heads up with the drone there , you may get a visit there by the police as there is a gliding school basically around the corner of the servo . Be careful. Great content guys
@kingdeanoadventures
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the heads up. And thanks for the suggestion about sister rocks will definitely have to check it out next time. Do you know if it is dog friendly? Thanks for checking out the episode really appreciate it Deano
@robertdepaulis5188
10 ай бұрын
@@kingdeanoadventures Sister Rocks isn’t a camp spot but a point off interest. It is dog friendly though .
We just found your awesome channel. Ararat looks pretty cool town. Green lake camping ground looks really nice and peaceful. Is there any fishing at Green lake? We just got a caravan and looking for good free camping grounds. We are in Melbourne
@kingdeanoadventures
Жыл бұрын
Hi again, Michelle. yes you can fish at green lake, but there are a few reeds near the edges, so maybe if your fly fishing, that may work, as you'll be in the shallows in waterproof pants. Adam
Hey guys, I just started watching and I am loving your videos. My partner and I just bought a caravan so we are looking forward to trying out some of the spots you have been to. I was wondering where you got the Valentino chilli sauce from? Keep up the good work 😀
@kingdeanoadventures
Жыл бұрын
Hi Darren, thanks for the message, we're happy to read you are enjoying our videos. The chili sauce is Mexican. it was a gift, and I was told it can be brought from Mexican grocery stores in Melbourne. Hope that helps, Deano
Hi guys, we just started watching your vids and loving them. We're building our Ford transit van and looking forward to getting away when we finish it. We're going through them and saving all your recommendations. Just have to ask, did you know, little yellow push on buttons on each back door will release the lock and open your doors right open so you can see out better. Love that you have a vid each week.
@FionaTremellen
2 жыл бұрын
@@kingdeanoadventures looking forward to your next adventures on Sunday and with a wider view🤣Give Twyla a big cuddle. Did you name her after Twyla in Schits Creek???😆
@FionaTremellen
2 жыл бұрын
@@kingdeanoadventures ours too. 😂