The Great Ocean Road begins in Warnambool and continues right along the coast until Torquay just south of Geelong. Not all the road follows the coast but the part that does is spectacular. The road was built by returning soldiers from WWI as a memorial to their fallen commrades. It will be there long after trees have died and plaques have fallen down.
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Victoria is only 25km from Mt. Gambier and there isn’t much to announce the fact, you’d barely even see the sign as you come across the border. There are lots of forests around this area and I like it. I’m not seeing oceans of the really dry brown/green of Gum trees but instead there is lots of dark green. It a bit of a treat for me.
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Despite covering some 11,000km and it being six months since I was in Tennants Creek, I met a couple I camped with all the way back there in the N.T. I was in a small little random bit of parkland on the edge of Mt. Gambier making a sandwich when I heard a female voice going ‘get the f*#k out of here!’ I though I’d done something wrong, it took a little while to recognise the faces 
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The Coorong is part of the Limestone Coast region of South Australia stretching from The Murray right down to the Victorian border. It’s pretty sparsely populated, a few town here and there to break up the ride but not all that much. It’s pretty flat too and to be honest the least interesting ride in quite a while. It’s probably just the wind skewing my perspective!
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From Murray Bridge along the coast south towards Kingston S.E. is a region called the Coorong. It’s a very important wetland for lots of varieties of birds and has the worlds largest breeding colony of Pelicans. It’s basically a series of lakes formed by a sandbar a few hundred kms long. I stuck to the highway rather than follow the track that runs right down by the lakes. Too sandy.
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The day after the V8 races I left Adelaide in the direction of Melbourne. There is two weeks until the Grand Prix, well ten days before the first days racing so I need to get moving. The way out of Adelaide led into the hills around the city. It’s a very pretty place. The hills are quite steep and made some nice riding even with the weight of the bike and gear.
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Adelaide is know as the festival city and I arrived in town at just the right time – March is the main month for festivals. I’ve heard lots about Adelaide being a dull city with nothing to do, but hell if the list of events going on is anything to go on this city is anything but boring.
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On the way to Adelaide the wind was howling relentlessly and to be honest I’m getting pretty fed up with it. Since I left Darwin I’ve had a grand total of three days with an appreciable tailwind. That works out at less than one day in twenty. Things weren’t ideal prior to my arrival in Darwin but it was nothing like this.
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The ride south into Adelaide wasn’t bad but it was not an enjoyable ride. There was a lot of traffic and it was windy as hell. It should really have taken two reasonable days riding but the wind was so strong and it was a struggle taking an extra half day.
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Port Augusta marks the end of the Eyre Peninsula and the long Outback for this trip. What do you think of my accomodation in Port Augusta? I stayed in the water tower overlooking the town. I’m starting to realise just how close to completing the loop I am. Today I just came across a sign showing Sydney to be only 1513km away! Thats not all that far at all, about two weeks going at a steady pace. I’m going to have to stretch this out.
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