So far this year ...
Mid-January -- we took a long weekend and went to Gippsland and area (south-central/eastern Victoria) where we cycled up a couple mountains, and visited the ocean.
Mid-February -- we took a long weekend and went to the Phillip Island area for a cycling event that didn't quite pan out the way we had planned, so we made the best of it and had a nice look around the area.
Some ocean photos from our mid-January and mid-February long weekends: http://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-...7629300260523/
Mid-March -- we took the Labour Day long weekend, and went to the central Goldfields area of Victoria (sort of the middle of the state) for a cycling event. Then we did an overnight camping trip and exploration of a little goldfields town.
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Early April -- Easter Weekend
Rowan did a hub-and-spoke tour over the Easter weekend. We had thought we might do an overnight tour, and we brought everything we needed for that, but the weather was a little scary over the weekend ... howling winds, driving rain, and a sudden drop in temperature.
We were also planning to camp all weekend, and did the first night which was good, but the next morning we were offered a unit and with the winds gusting up to 80 km/h, we decided to take it.
Good decision.
We also decided to make the trip a hub-and-spoke tour then as well.
Thursday - drove to Port Fairy.
Friday - spent some time at the beach on boogie boards, some time taking photos of the ocean and area, and some time relaxing.
Saturday - drove out to Portland, and then cycled out to Cape Bridgewater and back on new touring bicycles for a total of 37 km.
Sunday - cycled here and there around the Port Fairy area for a total of 39 km. Got caught in one of the many rainstorms passing through the area, and got totally soaked.
Monday - spent about 4 hours walking around the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool, then drove home.
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-...etail/?page=15
http://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-...etail/?page=16
http://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-...etail/?page=17
http://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-...etail/?page=18