You can see Chautauqua Peak from the main street of Halls Gap. That ridge line sitting above the rooftops — that’s where you’re headed. The loop is 5.5 kilometres. It starts from the tennis courts at the southern end of town, which means you can walk straight from the Nook without touching the car. Go […]

We’ve always kept a booklet at the Nook. A handwritten (well, printed) guide to the walks, lookouts, waterfalls, swimming holes, and towns worth your time in Gariwerd. Guests have flipped through it over breakfast for years. Scribbled notes in the margins. Asked us to photograph the pages before checking out. So we’ve decided to put […]

Most mornings at the Nook, the kangaroos are already on the grass by the time the coffee is ready. Eastern Greys, usually — a mob of them, grazing unhurriedly at the foot of the hill, entirely indifferent to the humans watching from the deck. For international visitors, this tends to stop them cold. After years […]