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 …
Another day of quiet roads. I stayed up the night before watching as Australia ditched Scomo and his pig headed, misogynistic henchmen – so happy. So a quiet day was in order. It was getting cool when I arrived in town and went straight to the campground. It was temporarily closed for some reason – …
I took some very quiet roads out of Casterton through the countryside. The day was stunning and the riding was perfect. In Coleraine, I had lunch at the Sorting Pen. Everything about the place was great – good coffee, great food and friendly staff. I got a wasp in my coffee, so I guess it’ll …
Today was just me, my bike, lunch and the headwind. There were no stops for water or food along the way, so I loaded up in Mt. Gambier, grabbed a coffee and got going. Did I mention the headwind. Let’s say it was a pleasant ride. Certainly uninteresting. I found a spot to stop near …
May 14 to Kingston SE May 15 to RobeThis was an easy 45km spin with a howling tailwind. So much fun ! May 17 to Millicent May 18 to Mt. GambierI was going to go to Penola today, but made a late decision to try My. Gambier instead. Penola would have meant wineries and a …
