A collection of long distance ride reports by Melvyn Yap
April 20th, 2011 Torquay to Grey River Distance: 77km Total distance: 1485km Today I officially start riding the Great Ocean Road (GOR). It runs from Torquay to Warrnambool for 243km and its the most popular scenic drive in the country. Its also a very popular road for cyclists and I am very much looking forward […]
Continue ReadingApril 19th, 2011 Melbourne to Torquay Distance: 130km Total distance: 1408km Started my journey at nearly 6am after saying goodbye to Grace. Another sad moment for us. I was very keen to beat the morning rush hour so the moment I hit the road I pedaled as fast as I can. Turns out this wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingTime to say goodbye to Melbourne again! I had an excellent time in Melbourne, spent half my time on tour-related stuff including preparing for my remaining journey and spent the rest of my time just chilling. Had lots of yummy food and manage to put on 1kg, but wasn’t nearly enough to replace the 4kg […]
Continue ReadingApril 1st, 2011 Seymour to Melbourne Distance: 127km Total distance: 1272km Had a great sleep last night! Watched the weather forecast on TV while having a pancake breakfast. Left the caravan park at about 7am, it was crazy cold that hour! I was hoping it’ll get better when sunlight comes out but it didn’t. After […]
Continue ReadingMarch 31st, 2011 Glenrowan to Seymour Distance: 136km Total distance: 1145km I had one of the best sleep last night. Felt so energetic and refreshed! It was very cold outside so I took my time getting ready in the motel and left only at 8am. I entered the Hume Freeway within the first 2km of […]
Continue ReadingMarch 30th, 2011 Albury to Glenrowan Distance: 119km Total distance: 1009km Last night I didn’t have a good sleep at all. Woke up several times due to noise coming from people chatting and laughing outside the building. Worse, my dodgy roommate murmurs every now and then, not sure if he’s sleep talking or talking to […]
Continue ReadingMarch 29th, 2011 Jingellic to Albury Distance: 114km Total distance: 890km Woke up to a morning fog all over the campsite. I have been wanting to start my day early, preferably before sunrise, but the past few mornings including today were freezing cold. As usual, I ended up having a bit of sleep in. While […]
Continue ReadingMarch 28th, 2011 Batlow to Jingellic Distance: 88km Total distance: 776km Today is a Monday and this means most of the campers leave for work on the apple farms. I waited for the campers to drive out their cars before leaving. Going out of the city was a sluggish ride, the first 4km was all […]
Continue ReadingMarch 27th, 2011 Batlow Distance: 6km Total distance: 688km Woke up at 6am by a crowing rooster but went back to bed shortly after and slept through until 10am. The rooster was still crowing, what the heck? Last night was the coldest night so far, makes me feel nervous about my early winter ride across […]
Continue ReadingMarch 26th, 2011 Tumut to Batlow Distance: 35km Total distance: 682km Okay, so today was meant to be a semi-rest day. My sore muscles had gone from bad to worse since Wee Jasper. I was tempted to take a full rest-day but I thought I should do shorter distance for a day instead that would […]
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