I like curves. I like curves a lot, and the great ocean road has many of them. In fact it has so many it's almost dangerous, which makes it fun, but I'll get back to that.
The signs to the Great Ocean Road starts long before there is anything great about it, at least when coming from the west. It is a bit of a let down to read the first sign that said great ocean road, and then just keep seeing normal “ boring” highway. I use quotations because the highways here are anything but boring but I was having different expectations.
Ok in all honesty I don’t actually know what to expect, and while I contemplate the vast number of things I know very little about, there it is.
I'm always happy when I see the sea again, but this time it is a little better. The view is fantastic but little do I know, it got a whole lot better.
I stop and get off the bike a few times but eventually I just drive and enjoy the fresh wind in my face and the view that seems to last forever.
The last third or so of the road is unexpectedly extremely curvy, and for that reason also quite slow. I sometimes slow down to 30 km/h just to get round the corners safely, but even at super slow speeds, it’s an intense ride and I'm enjoying every millisecond of it. I said I would get back to that, and I am, in this video. It's a bit over 7 minutes long, and the first little bit is just me rambling, the rest is roughly cut road footage and no grand finally, so just watch untill bored.
I'm closing in on Melbourne a bit later than expected. I had just calculated the distance and estimated the time as per usual, what I didn't factor in was that for a large part of it I would only do 30 to 60. My trusty map tells me where to go and with just a little doubt now and again I manage to get on the right Freeware into the city.
Adam and his parents are staying on the outskirts of Melbourne but I make a small mistake. When I find it on the map and plan my route around the city, I forget to look at the distance indicator. As I am on the ring road going north east around the city, I slowly get more and more worried that something is wrong. It feels like I could have circled Copenhagen three times by now and this road is only a half circle Pull over, check map, back on road drive forever, pull over check map, repeat a few times. Nope it looks correct, I don’t understand. Until I fold out the map and see the distances. Note to self, Melbourne is huge.
Except for missing an Adam waving his arms franticly as I pass him by, I actually manage to find it just using a paper map. Me who can get lost in my own back pocket, I would be lying it I said I wasn't a little proud.
Adam presses the button to the worlds slowest moving gate, and I drive up the steep gravel road to the house. I park the bike and is greeted by his mum in the driveway, and by his dad and sister in the kitchen and they direct my attention to the flag pole, there is Danebrog, looking over the stunning valley. I wont bore you with the details here, but long story short, I settle down and take a deep breath, fix my self a shower and get a stuck a cold beer in my hand.
What a day.
The signs to the Great Ocean Road starts long before there is anything great about it, at least when coming from the west. It is a bit of a let down to read the first sign that said great ocean road, and then just keep seeing normal “ boring” highway. I use quotations because the highways here are anything but boring but I was having different expectations.
Ok in all honesty I don’t actually know what to expect, and while I contemplate the vast number of things I know very little about, there it is.
The last third or so of the road is unexpectedly extremely curvy, and for that reason also quite slow. I sometimes slow down to 30 km/h just to get round the corners safely, but even at super slow speeds, it’s an intense ride and I'm enjoying every millisecond of it. I said I would get back to that, and I am, in this video. It's a bit over 7 minutes long, and the first little bit is just me rambling, the rest is roughly cut road footage and no grand finally, so just watch untill bored.
I'm closing in on Melbourne a bit later than expected. I had just calculated the distance and estimated the time as per usual, what I didn't factor in was that for a large part of it I would only do 30 to 60. My trusty map tells me where to go and with just a little doubt now and again I manage to get on the right Freeware into the city.
Adam and his parents are staying on the outskirts of Melbourne but I make a small mistake. When I find it on the map and plan my route around the city, I forget to look at the distance indicator. As I am on the ring road going north east around the city, I slowly get more and more worried that something is wrong. It feels like I could have circled Copenhagen three times by now and this road is only a half circle Pull over, check map, back on road drive forever, pull over check map, repeat a few times. Nope it looks correct, I don’t understand. Until I fold out the map and see the distances. Note to self, Melbourne is huge.
Except for missing an Adam waving his arms franticly as I pass him by, I actually manage to find it just using a paper map. Me who can get lost in my own back pocket, I would be lying it I said I wasn't a little proud.
Adam presses the button to the worlds slowest moving gate, and I drive up the steep gravel road to the house. I park the bike and is greeted by his mum in the driveway, and by his dad and sister in the kitchen and they direct my attention to the flag pole, there is Danebrog, looking over the stunning valley. I wont bore you with the details here, but long story short, I settle down and take a deep breath, fix my self a shower and get a stuck a cold beer in my hand.
What a day.
No comments:
Post a Comment