Goolwa
24 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A longer bit more interesting day of riding. Much of the morning was flat nothing but we entered a wine region and then returned to the coast. The day was quite warm - a pleasant change. Stopped forЧитать далее
Wellington
23 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Short day planned. Fart around a bit before getting on the road. Very clear and sunny day with minimal wind. Leave Lake Alexandria behind and surrounded by lots of nothingness. The vastness andЧитать далее
ПутешественникLet me summarize…”farting around, losing your mind on the road to no where”. Got it. 🤣
Meninge
22 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Beautiful morning and the Roos are out to greet us. Take a short walk over the dunes to the beach. Sooooo long and deserted. Make our way back to the main road and with another tailwind continue ourЧитать далее
Fly along Coorong Peninsula
21 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Still windy but they are going our way. Big day ahead of us so hit the road early. Zoom along to Kingston (through vineyards) and pick up a bit of food and water. Uncertain whether we will have accessЧитать далее
Stormy in Robe
20 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Rain and wind continued all night long - as predicted. No desire to ride in it. After a bit rain stops and we head off on a walk about. Don’t get very far as it begins to rain again. Duck into aЧитать далее
Battling the wind
19 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Depart early from Beachport, heading directly into a strong wind. Though it’s very flat, we crawl along. Spy a few interesting animals along the coastal flatlands. Finally arrive in Robe and opt toЧитать далее
Beachport
18 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Relatively early start after a big breakfast. Day is sunny but windier than we expected. Roll along small hills as we leave Mountain Gambier and ride through many miles of sheep and cows. Do stop at aЧитать далее
Mount Gambier
17 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A rainbow and very brief rain showers starts our day. Pack up anyway and ride down forest road full of wallabies and kangaroos. Once we emerge from the park, spot our first emus. They are very quickЧитать далее
Glenelg National Park
17 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Depart from Portland, taking what we thought would be a quieter road. Unfortunately, if was a logging route and main thoroughfare for trucks in general. Do spot almost 10 koalas along the road,Читать далее
Portland?!
15 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Sunny and relatively calm day. Head off on very busy Princes Highway. Though we have ridden a lot of it since Sydney, it seems particularly busy with trucks. Do spot quite a number of koalas on ourЧитать далее
Griffiths Island & Port Fairy
14 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Rest day. Head into town for very nice breakfast. Sun is out but wind is cool. Put more clothes on and wander over to the beach and Griffiths Island. Walk around it, spying many underground bird nestsЧитать далее
50 miles of cows
13 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 andЧитать далее
AWEsome coast line
12 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 manyЧитать далее
DOWN to the coast
11 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 returnЧитать далее
UP to Beauchamp Falls
10 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 onЧитать далее
Skenes Creek
9 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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. BeautifulЧитать далее
Bushwalk in Great Otway NP
8 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
On to the Great Ocean Road)
7 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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. SpotЧитать далее
A walk along the coast
6 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Set off on a hike along the coastal walk. Watching surfers riding very large waves. Though it is somewhat sunny, cool temperatures and strong wind make swimming impossible. Do manage to get toes inЧитать далее
Back to the coast
5 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Load up and head down to Docklands to catch the ferry to Geelong. Sunday but a rad bit cool. Speed along (saving us a day of riding). Arrive and then a short ride to Torquay. Take a walk along theЧитать далее
Melbourne Day 3
4 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Cool and cloudy so we head indoors to get some culture. Check out the National Gallery of Victoria: Australia. Great collection of Australian art from the last 200+ years. From there do some shoppingЧитать далее
Melbourne Day 2
3 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 andЧитать далее
Melbourne Day 1
2 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Beautiful day though morning chill reminds us that it is fall. Wander about with little direction. Visit Fitzroy gardens, Cricket Club and sports fields and the Southbank of the Yarra River. Very busyЧитать далее
A ferry ride, cycleways and Melbourne
1 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
A day of wildlife
31 марта 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 raisedЧитать далее