We did a hub-and-spoke tour on the Melbourne Cup long weekend.

Friday - drove to Warrnambool after work, arriving very late

Saturday - hoped to do some cycling but the weather was terrible. Chilly, very windy, and raining. Instead we checked out the city and stopped to watch a bicycle race ... the 262 km EASTERN OAK MELBOURNE TO WARRNAMBOOL CLASSIC 2011

Sunday - cycled west to Port Fairy and back on tandem. That was really nice. In the past when we've been in that area, we've stayed in Port Fairy, so it was interesting to see it from a slightly different perspective.

Monday - cycled east from Warrnambool, kind of meandering along the coast and exploring.

Tuesday - drove home via the Great Ocean Road


The photos start here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-...detail/?page=8

The race ...


Cool day along the ocean ...


Looking out over the ocean from the whale watching platform ...


Along the Great Ocean Road ...

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