Category: 2018 – Sydney to Melbourne
Day 17 – Stony Point to Melbourne (Carlton)
after taking the ferry across from Cowes. We made it 🥂🍻 Long day, and tricky navigating all the bike paths, not many photos. Eating out in the big city! What a contrast to the past few weeks!
Day 16 – Tarwin Lower to Cowes (Phillip Island)
85k. The day started off cold and gloomy making the 20k to Inverloch a bit meh. I actually resorted to the rain jacket then, but whenever we were protected from the wind off the ocean I was too warm. On off on off... The road between Inverloch and Cape Paterson was surprisingly traffic free, and …
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Day 15 – Toora to Tarwin Lower
Short day - only 47k - but that's ok with me - and about 30k on rail trail (part of the Great Southern Rail Trail) which had a great compacted surface. I don't know about him, but I needed an easier day before our last two longish days into Melbourne.It started out cloudy and chilly, …
Day 14 – Tarra-Bulga (Balook) to Toora
81k, much of it into the teeth of a stiff, cold gusty westerly. Tough going, and a relief to get to the motel. We said farewell to the guesthouse owners, Nina and Torben (originally from Denmark). We were very well looked after with all the meals, and Nina sent us off with a couple of …
Rest day in Tarra-Bulga
Went for a walk on the national park tracks just across the road from the Guesthouse. I had had thoughts of doing a longer one this arvo, but the legs! and the rain (we just got back as it started - and now it's heavier) are suggesting we'd be better off by the fire and …
Day 13 – Heyfield to Tarra Bulga
Because too much up is never enough. 72k, +1048m ** We made it. Staying here 2 nights. Sleep in and some walks in the national park. Only guests in the guest house! Mobile coverage is patchy, but we've just managed to connect to their Wi-Fi... Photo dump: See ya later Heyfield. Nice motel rooms out …
Day 12 – Bairnsdale to Heyfield
92k, but only +219m. No 'free' km though. First 50k was nuts. Supposedly a 'local road', but lots of traffic (we think avoiding lots of road works on the A1l). Too many close passes to count (Victoria doesn't have the close pass laws, and as toothless as they are in NSW, we actually think after …
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