Log One Hundred and Twenty Three – Gone Again

31 October 2025

The Queensland bike riding trip is well and truly over and we are back on the road for another road trip.

Our Queensland trip covered 5794 kms over an eight week period. This trip will only be three weeks and a lot shorter distance. We are taking friends from the UK, who have joined us on many of our overseas adventures, on a road trip through southern NSW and Victoria and along the way checking out whales, mountains and of course bakeries.

Our first stop was to explore Mt Kosciusko. Unfortunately we arrived at that strange transition time between the skiing season and summer. The shops, if they were open, were stripping the ski gear from the shelves so that mountain bike clothing could be displayed. Now was not the time for skis but mountain bikes. The chairlifts were closed and there was snow flurries and high winds on the main range.

The 13 km walk was cancelled and instead we enjoyed a picnic in the cold and wind swept hills.

Next stop was the coast and whale watching. So much warmer by the ocean and of course we did manage a stop at the Nimmitabel Bakery which is under new management. The pies and various baked goods are all baked on site and not brought in by a truck!

We descended Brown Mountain to sunshine and warm temperatures. Next adventure was a whale watching tour to see humpback whales on their southerly migration back to Antarctica. I’m pretty sure the calves were complaining they didn’t want to leave the warm waters off the Australian coast. I think I heard ‘do we have to’ from a young whale.

In the spirit of welcoming foreign visitors to our shores, the proprietor of one campground asked if our companion had found his Liverpool football hat in the rubbish. It seemed he was a Manchester fan and did not like Liverpool. So welcoming to our visitors but the comment was offered with a smile.

Showers have been a challenge today but we did manage another bakery and good coffee in Stratford. Tomorrow it’s a boat ride out from Tidal River. Photos to come.

Current stats: 6 days on the road and 4 different bakeries! 😀