39 Great Ocean Road

It turns out Australia isn't as flat as we thought, it is actually a hot place, kilometres are a bit longer than miles, and pounds are way heavier than kilos... and yes, our asses are still sore. but! we have seen an amazing part of the Oz coast.

Leaving Apollo Bay we had our best day of riding yet with remarkable views, pleasant rolling hills, a few head cam videos (thanks pat!), and plenty of picture stops. It was the sweetest ride yet! we jammed thru the hills but still made time to stop at the St. George river (barely a river, more of a creek) that was just off the beach. We cooled off a bit and then hit the road again towards lovely Lorne.

We arrived in Lorne around 6, both pretty exhausted from the sweet ride, and thought we'd top it off with a run around the bay and pier. We ran straight into the coolest girls in all of Australia just after 10. Aaron may not be coming home.

we just happened to have carried 2 bottles of wine and the ghetto blaster, which we all know is a party on 3 wheels. Sian, Steph, and Courtney were so cool they invited us back to their place to consume said wine and enjoy some beach side views, company, and music.

The next morning we had a great breakfast in town with Steph and Sian, though the OJ was not in fact complemented with champagne (as Eric thought and so chugged) but it was a bit off.

The weather finally turned on us, with the temperature dropping some 30 degrees and a fairly consistent rain. thanks to our recharge in Lorne, we were able to hammer out some good miles yesterday. oh! we had awesome Californian style burritos yesterday in Torquay, they were definitely really appreciated by these two Chipolte deprived Los Angelino's. we love chipotle.

Today should be a nice mixture of riding, breakfast in Geelong, trains to Melbourne for a bit of a city ride, then towards Healesville in the Yarra Valley for Eric's happy place: Wine Fest 2008 (a subsidiary of TheAustralianRide2008).

pics will still be posted, we are in search of a less lame internet cafe that gives us access to their computer.

We are both well and have a hard time shaking the perma grin we have from experiencing such a great place by bike.

we climbed two mountain ranges the locals call the friggin Alps (the equivalent to climbing Kanan maybe) in 95 degree weather. we did stop at the summit in Laver's Hill at a roadside bar/cafe called The Roadhouse! A great spot where we enjoyed a pint with two local guys who had plenty to talk about with us.