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watt price tully 
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Arrived in Inverleigh about 77 km’s today from Anglesea via Bells Beach. Some short nasty hills post Bells Beach but beautiful scenery. As per usual I leave at 06:30 so had lunch at 09:00 at Winchelsea ! Last 30 km’s were flat but with rough roads. Last night tonight before another 61 close to Ballarat where we finish ( was meant to be Buninyong but the car park area was too flooded so they added an extra few km’s and a hill to get to Federation Uni car park. The few km at the end of 7 days riding is uphill 🤦♂️🚴🚲😉. Looking fwd to my own bed, bathroom and toilet 😊😉
Got to Inverleigh at 10:50 then had lots of tea, food...bloody hot on the Inverleigh football oval currently resting with others in the shadow of a semi trailer watching the cricket on a large portable monitor with a gr8 sound punctuated by assisting the local lions club and their sausage sizzle 😊😉
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watt price tully
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Done and dusted. Inverleigh to Mt Helen, past Meredith and close to Buninyong.
The last day is generally the easiest along with the first. Only 61 km’s.
HOWEVER, good lord. The head wind was enough to make a grown man cry (and when I find a grown man….) wow, strong relentless and unrelenting wind along a straight road mostly for 18 continuous km’s no trees and a gale was blowing: a strong hot northerly where at times I thought I was going backwards. If that wasn’t enough there was a slight incline which was punctuated with with hills minus much of a descent, Later on more hills. It was the toughest day of the lot. 🤦♂️🚴🚲🚴
Ended at Mt Helens, near Ballarat. It’s called Mt Helen for a reason 🤦♂️😱😉🚴🚴🚲🚲🚴🚴🚲🚲
Had a good time but the last 3 days were marred by a right inflamed achilles and a swollen ankle (off to the GP and physiotherapist).
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stui magpie 
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I went to Mount Helen once, she told me to piss off.
But seriously I've been there several times, very pretty area.
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Dark Beanie
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
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Hubby was totally knackered by the time he got home yesterday.
Really enjoyed the ride along the Great Ocean Road - Apollo Bay to Anglesea.
Ran into some fiends of our who live in Geelong at the overnight stay in Apollo Bay and rode a bit of the way with them. Didn't see them again for the rest of the ride though.
Friend of ours have a holiday house in Fairhaven, so he joined the boys for the last bit of the ride into Anglesea. Offered a bed for the night, so with some quick re-organising, nice shower, meal and bed Friday night.
Second day was OK but going inland not the nice scenery.
Caught up with another couple of friends who live just outside of Ballarat (very disorganised couple, almost didn't make it to Apollo Bay for the 3 day ride)
Final day was an absolute killer.
As you said WPT it was hard going, hubby pretty much ran out of gas with about 2km to go but managed to get to the end.
Discovered that the Skoda Octavia wagon is like a Tardis.
Managed to get in 3 adult males, 3 bikes, couple of tents and various bags for the trip back to Melbourne. Mates weren't keen on doing the bus trip back to Melbourne after such a tough day, so they managed to get all the gear in the car 
Overall hubby enjoyed the experience, said the ride along the Great Ocean Road was worth it however confirmed that camping is not his thing much prefers a comfortable bed.
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watt price tully
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| Dark Beanie wrote: | | Hubby was tota |
I’m presuming you’re saying he was totally fine post the immediate aftermath of that last day? 😉
The day before was no cinch either; people think the Great Ocean Road is a “cakewalk”. The bits after Lorne, near Aries Inlet and Anglesea can be tough.
Congrats to ur husband. Hopefully it will motivate him to do it in 2023 over more days; Orbost to Inverloch.
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Dark Beanie
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Typing too quick and hit the wrong key. 
Not sure if he will do it again, depends if his mates want to do it.
At least next time he knows what to expect.
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watt price tully
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^ Congrats to ur husband; it’s a feat if you haven’t dunnit before. That last day 🤦♂️.
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