| Apollo Bay to Torquay | |||||
| Date: | 12-04-2014 | Time: | 05:20 h | Σ Time: | 452:17 h |
| Distance: | 96 km | Σ km: | 9662 km | Temp: | 10/29°C |
| Up: | 862 m | Σ Up: | 82515 m | Down: | 859 m |
| Calories: | 2113 kcal | Σ kcal: | 206337 kcal | ||
| Conditions: | 3rd day on The Great Ocean Road. What a perfect cycling day! short, not too hot or cold, dry and very scenic. | ||||
Now we know, why we had a rest day in Apollo Bay after just two riding days! If we hadn’t had the day off in Apollo Bay, we would have had to cycle all day in the rain. So we only had a wet rest day and a sunny and dry cycling day. How better can a cycling tour be organized?! Thumbs up for TdA!
The morning was cool and misty, but the sky promised good things. After having rain for the last 24 hours we were so glad and happy that it stopped during the night and we could pack our stuff under clearing skies. The mist and the sun gave the coast line a fantastic appearance. Just like the ‘Big Sur’ in California. Cycling was a pleasure, almost no wind and the grade of the climbs was
very gentle. The Great Ocean Road changed its face again. Well cut into a steep coast line with switchbacks and many lookout points. What a great work by the returning First World War soldiers; built by hand between 1919 and 1932. I stopped at several parks along the way and went to a waterfall and had another ‘meeting’ with koalas and parrots. One parrot landed on my helmet and inspected my zoo. It started a fight with my spider, which lost an eye in the battle with the bird.
Torquay, the end of the Great Ocean Road was reached early and I had enough time to dry the wet and moist clothes and camping equipment from the day before. Tomorrow is the last riding day of this section, ending in Melbourne, with another rest day.
