Tag Archives: 2016

Day 2 Part 2 The road up to Mt Buffalo, climbing on the Lawnmower was a breeze and the road surface condition itself was great.  Just a pity there had been so much rain in the area dumping so much debris on the ground, making things a bit sketchy.  Given all the minor setbacks andContinue reading “Mt Buffalo & (mucho!) Mitta Mitta (Cont…)”

Day 2, Part 1 Woke up gloriously in a 25C room and then proceeded to get a slap in the face when I walked outside.  It was 9C. Ouch.  Looks like I was back to layering up with almost everything I owned.  I did a bit of a walk around the caravan park now thatContinue reading “Mt Buffalo (mucho) Mitta Mitta!”

More meetings with lawyers and more paperwork.  Another lot of submissions and waiting… I’m finally getting the hang of last minute decisions on where to go riding next. Due to a predicted spattering of two ‘good’ weather days, didn’t hesitate, packed the bag, loaded the Lawnmower and off I went to another mountain I hadContinue reading “Mt (Brrrrrr) Buller”

People you look towards inspiration At this time I was learning that where the vision goes, the energy goes.  By now I’ve been in Melbourne for a bit and away from much of the pressures I had at home.  The heavy fog seemed to be lifting somewhat, and the more trips I would take, andContinue reading “The embodiment of Adventure”

One of the things I set about doing once I got back from my short South Australia trip, was to do some research on the bike photographers from the gifted bike calendar.  As it was, I found the names of two of the photographers that lived in Melbourne.  This is a bike-centric capital of Australia!Continue reading “Melbourne’s Mountain Trifecta”

Melbourne to Mornington Penninsula – Day 1 Apparently there are a few things that can keep me away from the bike… Besides the ridiculously weird and wicked Melbourne weather; so was the biggest chest infection I’ve ever had in my life … It hit me hard and so so very cold!  I’ve never been goodContinue reading “The Peninsula of the Rider’s Holy Grail”

Cairns and surrounds – A rest for the Lawnmower And a hop skip and a jump, we flew to Cairns from the Gold Coast and went to pick up our little rental go-go mobile to help us get around our week in paradise. We picked up what we dubbed ‘the little shopping basket’ and afterContinue reading “A Tropical reconnaissance trip”

A mini Gold Coast intermission I was starting to seriously be over being cold, and sleeping cold.   By this stage I was also really missing friends.  After 2 weeks of more trips between the Australian consulate, the Spanish consulate and the translation office, I had enough.  I saw a flight special Melbourne to Gold CoastContinue reading “Time to thaw”

Hepburn Springs to Melbourne It was easy to find accommodation in Dalyesford as it is such a touristy place, but the posh kind.  It is a nice town, with plenty of amazing looking houses, decked out with European style gardens and expensive cars.  The main street has a modern colonial look with stores that IContinue reading “Another mountain – Mount Macedon”

Ararat to Hepburn Springs With a late night last night, and no real hurry to leave, it was a great sleep in morning.  With a long and recharging shower and a leisurely breakfast with more chit chat around the breakfast bar.  Touring certainly makes you appreciate these things in life. While having breakfast, I wasContinue reading “Gold Rush steeped in history”