November 2014

The Melbourne Road Trip

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November 7, 2014
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- Day 2
- Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 7:34 AM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 729 m
- Australia Lawson Railroad Station -33.71908, 150.4299933°43’9” S 150°25’48” E
Home
November 8, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Packing the van for a fun time on a 3000km trip down through Victoria to the Grampians, Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance and up through the Snowys to head back home.
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- Day 2
- Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 10:51 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 916 m
- Australia Lithgow -33.48114, 150.1372133°28’52” S 150°8’14” E
Lithgow Maccas
November 8, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Didnt make it far before eating shit food. Bring it on!
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- Day 2
- Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 1:37 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 655 m
- Australia Mandurama -33.64858, 149.0752933°38’55” S 149°4’31” E
Mandurama
November 8, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Keeping up the fluids
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- Day 3
- Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 329 m
- Australia Cootamundra Caravan Park -34.64081, 148.0262834°38’27” S 148°1’35” E
Night one at Cootamundra
November 9, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Stayed at the Wattle Tree Motel at Cootamundra. Pleasant enough at $88. Stacked the fridge with coldies and sat back and downed a few before heading out to find a feed. Steak chips and veg with pepper gravy @ the RSL where the beer was $5.30. The most expensive RSL I have been to, but it was ok cause Blundel was playing some country. Well Owen Blundel was ;-)Read more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 9:08 AM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 360 m
- Australia Frampton Rotary Park -34.70227, 147.9416434°42’8” S 147°56’30” E
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Rotary Park
November 9, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Stopped just out of town for some bacon and eggs
Adrian Doig One bonus of the van , you can carry alot of stuff and have good food and cold drinks on the road.
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- Day 3
- Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 12:11 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 144 m
- Australia Narrandera Park -34.74613, 146.5533934°44’46” S 146°33’12” E
Peddling Beans
November 9, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Stopping in Narrandera for a coffee & BLT
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- Day 3
- Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 3:35 PM
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 103 m
- Australia Jerilderie -35.35572, 145.7247935°21’21” S 145°43’29” E
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Stopover @ Jerilderie
November 9, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Had a great drive from Cootamundra to Jerilderie today. Only 250km, but the terrain and vegetation changed so much. I love a good Aussie Road trip. Have gotten a nice cosy room for the night and I have been told the pizzas at the pub are great. We will wait and see. Have had the beers on ice all day. Guess what I'm doing now...

OK. Back from the pub and the beer was cold and the pizza was nice. Nice place but get me out of here.Read more
Adrian DoigNed Kelly wrote his side of the story from Jerilderie , shame the traps didn't release it for a while later .
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Adrian Doig Well I hear that train a coming , its rolling around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
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- Day 4
- Monday, November 10, 2014 at 9:36 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 100 m
- Australia Berrigan -35.46524, 145.410335°27’55” S 145°24’37” E
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Breakfast @ Mayrung
November 10, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
In the middle of nowhere. Bacon and eggs on the side of the road.
looks great , yumo
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- Day 4
- Monday, November 10, 2014 at 8:33 PM
- 🌙 17 °C
- Altitude: 231 m
- Australia Rosalind Park -36.75464, 144.2741336°45’17” S 144°16’27” E
Hello Victoria
November 10, 2014 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Great drive into Victoria. Took the back roads from Jerilderie and saw some great farming country. Cattle, sheep, wheat, rice and a lot of hay. Made it into Bendigo into an out dated budget motel room. Had a fantastic pub feed and a couple of pints. Let the party begin.Read more
Been enjoying the photos and trip reports .. just a small typo on this one mate, you typed Ballarat and I think you meant Bendigo ... White line fever can do this to someone. :-)
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Adrian DoigPS was me Age , I just signed up to this now , so my name should show
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 12:20 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 233 m
- Australia Lake Victoria -37.04619, 143.7388937°2’46” S 143°44’20” E
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Maryborough
November 11, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A stop for lunch. Looks like a nice town. Had a chance to smash some Enlightened portals whilst in town as a bonus. It's nice to leave a trail of destruction in our wake. Mwahaha ?
Nice tucker, Its been quite funny , I have seen a trail of blue portals and a few links on your travels.
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Adrian Doig Some nice old buildings in the country towns , cool shot
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 5:59 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 202 m
- Australia Grampians Gardens Tourist Park -37.1265, 142.5345437°7’35” S 142°32’4” E
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Halls Gap
November 11, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Made it to the Grampians. Wow there is lots of flat land between home and here. Just having my first little beer in Victoria. Hold on I just finished it and need another. BRB
Adrian Doig very nice , looks releaxing
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 9:40 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 400 m
- Australia Mount Frederick -37.29611, 142.5330137°17’46” S 142°31’59” E
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Grampians
November 12, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Adrian Doig clool shot
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Adrian Doig very nice view
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 10:17 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 239 m
- Australia Mount Wurgarri -37.63444, 142.340437°38’4” S 142°20’25” E
Emus
November 12, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Gotta love emus
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 1:58 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Australia Lake Pertobe -38.38, 142.4837938°22’48” S 142°29’2” E
Warrnambool
November 12, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Night 5
Adrian Doigvery nice , enjoy
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 2:27 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- Australia Merri Island -38.40035, 142.4700138°24’1” S 142°28’12” E
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Pickering Point
November 12, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Loving this place.
Adrian Doigawesome
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Adrian Doig cool pic
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Adrian Doig You have crossed a continent and now your at the ocean , imagine how it was for burke and wills and company . what legends where the early explorers
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- Day 7
- Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 11:12 AM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Australia Allansford -38.41273, 142.6356138°24’46” S 142°38’8” E
Cows
November 13, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
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- Day 7
- Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 1:07 AM UTC
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- Australia Curdie River -38.60976, 142.8782538°36’35” S 142°52’42” E
Peterborough
November 13, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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- Day 7
- Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 1:43 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- Australia The Twelve Apostles -38.66414, 143.1040138°39’51” S 143°6’14” E
12 dudes
November 13, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A few of them look a little under the weather. This Coast is breathtaking. Such scenery changes every corner. Where is my bike ;-)
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- Day 7
- Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 5:53 PM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Australia Apollo Bay Foreshore Reserve -38.75685, 143.6693338°45’25” S 143°40’10” E
Apollo Bay
November 13, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This seems like a nice place. Cold beer. Good music. Hope the foods nice. Yes I am at the pub ?

WOW that food was good. Would of been nice to stay here a little longer to take it all in. We may have to come back and stay a while on Tassie motorcycle tour.
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- Day 8
- Friday, November 14, 2014 at 8:04 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 68 m
- Australia Cape Patton Lookout -38.6919, 143.8298538°41’31” S 143°49’47” E
Great Ocean Road
November 14, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Gotta love this
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- Day 8
- Friday, November 14, 2014 at 8:54 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Australia Point Grey -38.54758, 143.9852138°32’51” S 143°59’7” E
Coffee by the sea
November 14, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
And a mighty fine coffee it is too.
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- Day 8
- Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:24 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Nicholson Knoll -38.29163, 144.6998938°17’30” S 144°41’60” E
Coffee on the sea
November 14, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
On the Queenscliff-Sorrento ferry with a light lunch. A nice change from driving
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- Day 8
- Friday, November 14, 2014 at 1:02 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 98 m
- Australia Shoreham -38.41227, 145.0372538°24’44” S 145°2’14” E
Ashcombe Maze
November 14, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Getting lost @ Ashcombe Maze. Had heaps of fun here. I would of liked to of explored the beautiful gardens a little more.
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- Day 8
- Friday, November 14, 2014 at 10:17 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Australia River Gum Creek Reserve -38.03494, 145.2671938°2’6” S 145°16’2” E
Visiting Age and Linda
November 14, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Had a great time visiting good friends in Melbourne. Great food, company and hospitality
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- Day 9
- Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 7:47 PM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Lakes Entrance -37.88082, 147.9808137°52’51” S 147°58’51” E
Lakes Entrance
November 15, 2014 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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