This weekend sees the start of a few small runs out of Melbourne – a little further afield than I’ve managed before – and with any luck they’ll contain as much excitement as the full-on trip would have done.<\/p>\n
The big outback trip looks as though it wont happen – news on why at a later date – so I’m attempting to get some combination outback, off-road, on-road runs in over weekends. That essentially means no more than 500km at the most over two days with one night camping.<\/p>\n
This is the first of that series of runs and is the famous Ballarat<\/a>, Bendigo<\/a>, Melbourne<\/a> triangle. Bendigo and Ballarat are towns built on the history of Gold – and both are responsible for the early wealth of Melbourne. I’m expecting great sweeping vistas across the goldfields and majestic and dirty off-road sections that will challenge the road tyres on the XT660 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Blogs posts and photos of course as and when I’m on the road this weekend – but no video as the camera is still in the UK.<\/p>\n Any suggestions or detours on this route? Anywhere I simply can’t miss? Stretch of road that will make me cry? Please do help…….<\/p>\n