I had 90 kms to get to Mersing with no accommodation options in between. An early start was required, but I’m a klutz with alarm settings on my phone, and woke up nearly an hour late. That meant arriving in Mersing around 12:30pm. For this ride in Asia, I want to leave early and avoid …
The 27kms to the border were meant to be easy along bike paths (connecctors) and very few roads. As it turned out, there was a lot of roadwork around these connectors, so komoot’s directions via my GPS were confusing. Result was about 10 wrong turns, and when I added this to my late start, I …
Trip 1 – Nov 1, 2021 – Around NSW and Vic – first day after lockdown ended For the first trip, I used the world traveller with Gates belt as stock standard apart from replacing the rear cog and belt to give me some more gear inches for the hills. I like to tinker with …
mmm… This is a culture shock to me and I’m surprised. I’m always quite comfortable in Asia, but somehow the thought of spending the next 5-6 months here has made me think – whoa, this is real. Then all of the usual bike touring anxieties surface. You know – where will I find accommodation, what …
I’m in Heathcote tonight after a pretty brisk but dry 50kms from Bendigo. Tomorrow, I’ll head to Seymour and train it to Melbourne, stay with an old friend, and spend 4 days with Timo, Kath and Minou. No more cycling for this trip, it’s getting to cold down here. Next will be Asia or Europe …
Todays highlight was the ride along the coast to Bell’s Beach. There’s a bike path heading south from Torquay most of the way. It’s not flat, but it’s stunning coastline. I went to the iconic Bells Beach where there was a small surfing contest in progress. I grabbed some lunch at a food caravan there, …
Today was another of those quiet rides through the countryside without many highlights, but a really nice day nonetheless. Torquay looks fantastic and I’m happy to spend a few days here and relax. Again, the predicted rain didn’t materialise, but it was certainly cool at night.
I was still concerned in the morning and I woke to rain and cold. However, by the time I left, the rain had stopped but Beech Forest was literally in the clouds and very cold. Visibility was about 30m so it was fun navigating early on. After I had descended about 300m on the steep …
May 25 to Beech ForestToday was always going to be interesting. I was generally follow the Great Ocean Road with some side tracks, so all was dependent on the traffic. It turned out to be another great day – minimal traffic, a nice 15kms of farm road all to myself, then a long but fairly …
Today started with 20kms of rail trail to Warrnambool – a great ride in crisp conditions. After a coffee and some food, I continued on to Port Campbell along some more quiet roads interspersed with some short stretches on the Great Ocean Road. I got a double room on the local hostel which is also …
