MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER Super long day today -a good day, but a long one. The riding was quite fun with nice rolling hills and views of native and plantation forests. There was almost no traffic as the GVBR officials did a great job negotiating the normal logging and truck traffic off our roads. We had … Continue reading Day 4 | Mount Gambier – Portland (110 kilometres)
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Day 3 | Millicent – Mount Gambier (93 kilometres)
SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER Two days down, all good so far. Today the Road Marshal team lead gave us a more difficult corner – today we got a chicane. Riders had to turn right, then immediately turn left. Nancy got to practice her hand signals for both right and left turns. I’m happy to report that … Continue reading Day 3 | Millicent – Mount Gambier (93 kilometres)
Day 2 | Robe – Millicent (89 kilometres)
SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER We arrived in Robe pretty late yesterday. It turned out to be a 7 hour bus ride from Melbourne. Yep, driving half-way across the country is a long way - Australia is big. So much for getting in at noon and having a look around town. By the time we got the … Continue reading Day 2 | Robe – Millicent (89 kilometres)
Great Victoria Bike Ride 2019
Thursday 21 November Tomorrow we head off to the start point of the Great VIC Bike Ride – GVBR for short. The GVBR is one of the world’s oldest organized multi-day bicycle tours. It all started back in 1984 and is held in late November every year. As you’ve probably guessed by the name, it … Continue reading Great Victoria Bike Ride 2019
Return to Australia and a Micro Adventure on the Wisemans Ferry Loop
(November 11 – written by Dave) We have made it back safely to Australia and are slowly getting our apartment back in liveable condition. It was essentially a nice campsite for a week or so but we now have a proper table, chairs, bed and even a couch so it feels quite luxurious. We have … Continue reading Return to Australia and a Micro Adventure on the Wisemans Ferry Loop
Cycle Oregon 2019, that’s a wrap
(September 14 – written by Dave) Day 7 – Dorena Lake to Oakridge – 88k/5,900ft Today was kind of a sad day at the coffee booth. Everyone knew that we were making our last brews. We kept busy and closed on schedule, followed by our fastest clean up to date. It really is a shame … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2019, that’s a wrap
Friday the 13th – Riding the Umpqua River
(September 13 – written by Dave) Day 6 – Diamond Lake to Dorena Lake– 147k/3,500ft After a day off, everyone was raring to get on the road this morning. We only needed to make three coffee brews as it seemed that riders were ready to roll early. It could also have something to do with … Continue reading Friday the 13th – Riding the Umpqua River
Bucket list ride – Crater Lake rim road
(September 12 – written by Dave) Day 5 – Diamond Lake to Crater Lake and back– 98k/6,500ft Today was a layover day on Cycle Oregon. That meant that the Cycle Oregon circus stayed in the same place for two nights. There are several optional rides on layover days but everything is relaxed as there is … Continue reading Bucket list ride – Crater Lake rim road
A massive coffee press and a van ride
(September 11 – written by Dave) Day 4 – La Pine to Diamond Lake – 0k/0ft We were pretty cold in the tent overnight and knew why when we went out to look at the coffee marquee tents. They all had large chunks of ice where the overnight rains had pooled on their tops. Unfortunately, … Continue reading A massive coffee press and a van ride
Cycle Oregon 2019 – Three days of coffee and rain
(September 10 – written by Dave) For virtually the entire week of Cycle Oregon we had no mobile signal and thus no chance of posting blogs. This first blog will cover Days 1-3, in large part because it wasn’t until Day 3 that I found the time to actually get the computer out, make some … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2019 – Three days of coffee and rain
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