Day 8

Today I went from Cann River to Lakes Entrance. It was a long day, over 120km I think. The hostel in Lakes Entrance was large and a bit unpersonal. Because I wanted to slow down my pace, I decided to stay one day at this touristy place.

Day 7

Today would be quite hard, with lots of hills between Eden and Cann River. Although the landscape was nice, the trip was a bit monotone. At a campsite in Cann River I met a young guy, Kevin. We played soccer for a while. He lived on the campsite with his family, which made it hard for him to find friend. Only a caravan and I were on the campsite.

Day 6

The first restday was in Eden. The information office recommended a cruise in Twofold Bay to see the scenery and maybe some dolphins. The cruise was quite nice and after a while some dolphins showed up. Unfortunately the water was very unclear so they were hard to follow. After the cruise I made a walk around the town, on a boardwalk and the beach.

Day 5

Day five, the journey was from Bermagui to Eden. To be honest I don't remember that much from this trip. I was probably getting tired after the four days riding. The end of the day was in Eden, a nice place, famous for the whales. I decided a restday was a good idea. At four o'clock a thunderstorm was arriving. I needed accomodation quickly. Luckily I could get a double in the Great Southern Inn. When I called the price was 40 dollars, but when it was apparent I was a backpacker they only charged 20 bucks.

Day 4

I actually didn't want to leave the hostel at Batemans Bay because it was a nice place with cool people. But the journey had to go on, to Bermagui. This was quite a tough route and for a while I wanted to stop in Narooma and get a sleeping place there. The landscape from Narooma to Bermagui is really nice. In the evening I drove past lake Wallaga... pictures will follow

Day 3

The third day I drove from Nowra to Batemans Bay which can't be seen on the map. This trip had quite a lot of inland roades. At the hostel in Batemans Bay I met a Dutch guy, Willem who was travelling around Australia and New Zealand and tried to get a diving license. At the same hostel there was another biker, Matt from America. He drove the other way around, from Melbourne to Sydney. We talked for a while about our adventures and what to expect in terms of roadconditions to Melbourne. He was really amazed that Dutch people are so nice. In Bermaqui he met a Dutch couple at a campsite and they payed for his stay. He'll probably visit Holland in a short while.

Day 2

Day 2 went from Wollongong to Nowra. With a new chain, an inflated reartyre and new motivation I first visited the very nice industrial area of Wollongong... followed by some nice coastlines near Kiama. The road from Gerringong to Nowra was pretty tedious. Concluding this wasn't a very nice ride because there was a lot of traffic and the roades were small.