Thursday 22 January 2015

Melbourne (Victoria) to Eden (New South Wales)

06.01. to 17.01.2015

Melbourne - Stony Point - Ferry to Cowes/Philip Island - San Remo - Wonthaggi - Inverloch - Leongatha - Foster - Yarram - Sale - Bairnsdale  - Lakes Entrance  - Rail Trail to Orbost - Cann River - Eden

bike days: 9
kilometer: 688




No worries, Mates , I took no train :-) Stony Point is the start of the ferry to Philip Island .

departure



Cowes/Philip Island. too many tourists, insane expensive due to peak season. an unpowered tent site for 68 AUD......   I rode to San Remo. unpowered site for 40 AUD. yes I like to have a shower after a hard days work :-)

http://www.visitphillipisland.com/category/explore/ 

short stop after Inverloch with snoopy guests :-)

only for statistics reason :-)

view over Gippsland



very hilly, and often very steep.






a big exception: a very friendly roadbiker :-). was a nice conversation.

wetlands

Joana and Michael from Vancouver/Canada. short but great meeting in Bairnsdale



Mingling Waters. 


I only took a pic, and some big surprises .  read the full story about this amazing artist here :

http://www.minglingwaters.com/big-root.html










cycling on the Rail Trail.  





rest of the destroyed bridge. what a pitty :-(





Craig does a great job, but the track needs more maintenance. always a matter of money...










Jason from Wollongong, cycling from Melbourne to Sydney. I met him again in Eden :-)







why being very slow can be life saving ;-)
crazy day: on the way to, 15k after Orbost, to Cann River, an ambulance car overtook me. I supposed, later I will see an accident on the road. after 6k I noticed a person lying in the grass (pic, on right). I stopped and went to the person. It was a young man. I asked him , if he is all right. he was quite disorientated and he told me that he is very drowsy, not feeling well. he wanted to walk from Orbost to Cann River (75k), with a small bag and some books and no water. well, he was very bad equipped and quite dehydrated. he already tried to call the ambulance but his mobile did not work. I called the "000" , and after quite half an hour the paramedics arrived. they were very glad to see me together with the guy, because they already were searching for him !
by the way: the Princess Highway (A1) was very crowded, there were many cars on the road and no one stopped before or while waiting for the ambulance. what a shame. all busy with holiday or going for fishing. this is the big difference to the Outback, people there are much more helpful.




Brazilian couple.

I found "Animal" from the Muppetshow on the road. he asked me for a lift :-)

Alfred provides me with  many and steep upclimbs.

after 25km my average speed. can not remember have being so slow

up and down, up and down....

in Genoa, unfortunetly closed.... 



Bye, Bye Victoria, Welcome New South Wales !

beautiful BMW, a GS 1200, brand new.



my toughest ride in Australia.

Cann River  - Eden: 109 km, 1618 altimeter in total:








a must-do in Eden.




you don´t want to have an encounter with this fast and intelligent predator.

leaving Eden in direction to Bega. after 5600km in Australia my steepest upclimb. first time I had to get off my bike and push it....









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