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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Lavers Hill January 23rd 2013

Since I've seen so much beautiful coastline, I want to devote some attention to the forests. East of Lavers Hill is the Otway Fly, which provides an elevated walkway through the trees, as well as the more expensive zip-line adventure. The same turnoff also leads to Triplet Falls. Fred suggests to continue east and then cycling south to the coast rather than backtracking. This sounds perfect, because I also avoid the massive hill climb to the west of Apollo Bay. Instead, I can continue east on the Colac-Lavers Hill Road until it hits Forrest-Apollo Bay Road, which is a net downhill, into Skenes Creek, where there is also a caravan park. Otway Fly is enjoyable, and I can get a bird's eye view of the tree ferns. However, I find the landscape more beautiful on the ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Lavers Hill September 28th 2011

Well, the youth hostel at Port Campbell is a lot better than it used to be. Last time I stayed here it resembled an old Salvation Army hall, this time it was state of the art with great cooking and living areas. Over breakfast we befriended another cyclist, Byron who was cycling alone. About 2 k before the 12 apostles Pete noticed Byron ahead so pedalled furiously to catch him. When Pete got to the 12 apostles, he saw Byron go past, so he followed him and told him that he had missed it. Very appreciative, Byron then stayed with us for the next 2 days! Byron has a trailer carrying his luggage, and a big yellow flag with B.O.B. on it. Technically, this is probably the brand name of the trailer, but we assumed (actually, ... read more




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