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    Historic Port Fairy

    50 miles of cows

    13 avril, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Morning oddly warm and there is a strong wind from the north. What should have been an easy, flat ride became challenging as we battled the wind. Scenery doesn’t help as it’s a lot of cows and sheep - though a few camels and alpacas break up the monotony. Arrive in Warrnambool and ponder our options. Decide to keep going to Port Fairy. Much less wind! Wash off the road grime and bugs and get some food.En savoir plus

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    AWEsome coast line

    12 avril, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Our Roo friends have joined us in the campground overnight. Takes a bit to dry everything (lots of condensation) but a bright sun helps. Short ride to first look out over the 12 Apostles. Make many stops, taking the short walks to catch incredible views. Many tourists ‘blocking the views’ with their selfie taking. Stop in Port Campbell and have lunch with a father- daughter pair riding across Australia. Opt to only go a bit farther and stay in Peterborough. Take a short walk to the local beach and watch the surf.En savoir plus

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    Line of black swans

    DOWN to the coast

    11 avril, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    One of those rare days with more down than up planned. Wake up to a wet cloud hovering over us. Manage to dry off before setting out. Ride through the farm land until we hit Lavers Hill and the return to the GOR. Fast and winding descent! Opt for a dirt road along the estuary. All is fine until the road is flooded. Attempt to ride through but hit a deep spot and tumble in. Oh well almost to Princeton and campground. Surrounded by kangaroos and wallabies!En savoir plus

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    UP to Beauchamp Falls

    10 avril, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    A very large hill awaits us as we bid farewell to the ocean and head inland, momentarily off the GOR. A steady climb of almost 10 miles and we are at 1800 ft - highest thus far in Australia. Turn on to Turtons track and wind along a very narrow forest. Trees start off very tall but then get shorter as we hit a plateau and area of a lot of logging. Turn on to our gravel road and go down a bit to Beauchamp Falls campground. Set up and then take the short walk to beautiful falls. A few other campers join us, but it’s very quiet!En savoir plus

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    Skenes Creek

    9 avril, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Short day planned so no rush getting out. Allowed the sun to warm the air up. Head out along the GOR. The road is narrow and twisty and clings to the rocks. Fortunately, traffic is light. Beautiful coastline. Stop to seek out koalas on a nature walk. Do spot one there and then one hanging out in a tree by the road. Arrive in Skenes creek. Check out beautiful beach, rocks and tide pools. Sun sadly disappears behind clouds and it gets cool again.En savoir plus

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    Bushwalk in Great Otway NP

    8 avril, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    After breakfast, walk up out of town to start of our bush walk in the Great Otway NP. Quickly the trees get tall as we leave the ocean behind. Very dry path. “Phantom Falls” isn’t even a trickle. Walk through the narrow Canyon and then enter a wetter part of the bush. Next set of falls actually has some water. Continue along St George river - searching for platypuses. No luck. But do see a koala as we walk back along coast to town. Nice pizza dinner!En savoir plus

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    On to the Great Ocean Road)

    7 avril, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Day start’s annoyingly as someone had stolen my towel from the bathroom during the night. Pack up and head out into grey morning. Though we start on the busy GOR, veer off into the countryside. Spot a few Roos before rejoining the big road. Stop at overwhelming chocolate factory. Short stop for lunch, gazing at the ocean. Arrive in Lorne and check into campground.En savoir plus

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    Melbourne Day 2

    3 avril, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Go off in separate directions for awhile. Check out Carlton Gardens, Carlton neighborhood (very Italian), and University of Melbourne before staring at Queen Victoria Market. The variety of food and goods was somewhat overwhelming. Eat Borek for lunch and get fresh fish for dinner. Meet up and head south of Yarra river and explore Royal Botanical gardens. Quite the collection of native and nonnative plants trees. Head back through quite the elaborate war memorials. Check out one of our local pubs before making our dinner.En savoir plus

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    A ferry ride, cycleways and Melbourne

    1 avril, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Early morning departure as we need to catch the 8:30 ferry to Stony Point - back on the mainland. Head north through small towns and eventually hit beautiful cycleways along the roads and railways. Cross over to the coastline (on a bay) and continue towards Melbourne. Nice protected paths almost all the way to Mansion Hostel. Check in and head out into town. Wander around the city a bit and have Mexican food and gelato.En savoir plus

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    A day of wildlife

    31 mars, Australie ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

    Very windy, still. Start the day with a little walk along the northern beach. Much calmer than the southern side. Ride to the Koala Conservancy and get up close to them as we walk along the raised boardwalks. Return to the campsite and attempt to arrange an Uber to take us to penguin parade. This does not work, so spend the next hour trying to figure out a cab - which we ultimately do. Arrive at very crowded and touristy site and find our seats and wait in the wind for the little blue penguins to come ashore in rafts (groups).
    So cute as they tentatively leave the ocean and make a beeline across the sand to get to their nests. Able to see them close up in the dunes as well. No photos allowed.    En savoir plus

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    Bass Coast trail to Phillip Island

    30 mars, Australie ⋅ 🌬 19 °C

    Very windy night and it persists - though thankfully, in our favor. Another long day but a tailwind certainly helps. Sadly spot many dead animals. Come into a supposed koala area and lo and behold, Doug spots one. Towns are getting bigger as we get closer to Melbourne. Hop on Bass Coast trail and make our way to the southern coast, across the bridge and onto Phillip Island. Cross the island - and check in to caravan park ( with a few minutes to spare. Offices tend to close at 5:00).En savoir plus

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    Great Southern Rail Trail

    29 mars, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Into the wind we go along the Great Southern rail trail. Nice surface but the exposed sections are rough. Pass through small towns; Welshpool, Toora ( great Italian deli) and Fish Creek (fun sculpture garden) before popping off the trail and get back on the road. A short ride to Tarwin Lower but nowhere to stay. Continue on to Venus Beach and check into a cabin in the caravan park.En savoir plus

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    Raymond Island & Koalas

    26 mars, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Sleep in as it’s a day off of riding. Return to town for breakfast out before catching the very short ferry to Raymond Island where koala sightings are “guaranteed”. Sure enough one is spotted tight by the ferry. Over next few hours, stare upwards into the eucalyptus trees and spot 30+! Most are high up, lounging on small tree limbs. A few are more active but all very cute! Take our tired necks back across the waterway and lounge about ourselves. A very successful outing!En savoir plus

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    Paynesville

    25 mars, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Longer yet flatter day awaits us. Get an earlyish start and hit the rail trail. Pass an impressive trestle bridge and run into fellow cyclists. Hop off the trail for a bit and find ourselves amongst a lot of cows. Back on the trail meet up with a few kangaroos. Stop for lunch and finish off the trail on smooth asphalt. Pass through busy town of Bairnsdale and then onto Paynesville. First caravan park is full so end up in a somewhat deserted one.En savoir plus

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    Back to the coast

    22 mars, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    A cloudy start to the day but it’s dry. Begin our last overland day with hills of course. Though they are longer, they seem easier with gentler grades. Stop at McKenzie river and rainforest walk. Eat lunch and finish up our time on A1, turning off it and heading south. Very nice quiet road to Cape C park and Banksia campground. Set up and go check out beautiful beach. Too cool to swim but nice anyway.En savoir plus

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    A soggy day

    21 mars, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Very rainy night and the resident roosters complained loudly all night. Get ourselves up during a break and again huddle in the gazebo (with the soggy chickens). Wait a bit for rain to pass and set out. Sadly it begins again and though it’s relatively warm, the sogginess gets irritating; particularly after Doug gets a rare flat. Finish off our climbing and arrive in Cann River - an actual town. Opt to stay in hotel for some comfort and eat at the pub.En savoir plus

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    Day 1: Overland to Genoa

    20 mars, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    Set off with our 3 days worth of food as few services for the next 100 miles. Though we are on A1, it’s relatively quiet. Lots of rollers and it’s hot and humid. Stay amongst forestland with no towns in sight. Enter Victoria, our second Aussie state. Arrive in tiny Genoa and our free campground. Manage to set up before the rain starts. Huddle under the gazebo for the remainder of the day.En savoir plus

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