Around Australia by Motorbike - Episode 7 - Burra to Apollo Bay

I leave South Australia and venture onto Victoria's potholed byways in search dry windy roads and more big things. There might even be an odd smile but nothing too crazy.
Equipment used:
Nikon D850 DSLR
16-35mm f4
24-70mm f2.8
70-200mm f2.8
DJI Air2S Drone
Sony ZV-1
Gopro10
Music:
www.pixabay.com
Acoustic Guitar - LesFM
Order - Coma Studio
In the Forest - LesFM
Empty Mind - LoFi Hour
Hidden Place (Extended Version) - Madrifan
Nightlife - Michael Cobrin
My Life (Main) - Daddy’s Music
Morning Garden - Alexy
Sedative - LesFM
Come Back Home - Olexy
www.tunetank.com
Depth - Decibel
I Wanna be with You - Alexey Anisimov
Calm Spirit - Victor Wayne
Calm Lake - Finval
Flying to Nebula - Romanov Studio
Beautiful Moment - Redlion Production
Summer - www.bensound.com
Punky - www.bensound.com

[@awby1]

Your dry honesty cracks me up every time brother, Love your work, keep it coming 👊😎

[@abitofadetour7315]

Cheers. There's a few more episodes before I make it back home.

[@awby1]

@@abitofadetour7315 looking forward to them mate, bring it home safely 👍

[@graemeashton1917]

Rode my bicycle from Melbourne to Alice Springs following the Mawson Trail from Adelaide, crossing the Flinders Ranges a few times up to Blinman, Arkaroola, Leigh Creek, Marree, up the Oodnadatta Track and onwards to Uluru and Alice Springs 😂

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@graemeashton1917 That sounds like an incredible experience. I reckon I’m past the long distance cycling part of my life however.

[@patchpaddy]

So much effort with the editing and putting it all together 👏 appreciated 👍👍

[@abitofadetour7315]

You're welcome, and yes it is a large investment of time, which is why it's taken me three months (in between work) to finally get it done.

[@oldshiny3012]

Dam You , you good man you. some how j happened to stumble here and found myself glued to the Pc for the first 7 glorious episodes of your adventure . Thumbs up for a entertaining watch , the dry whit & faint sarcasm was a refreshing change and pleasure to the usual over hyped , over exaggerated claptrap on KZbin. my only regret is i now have to wait for the next episode but luckily i subbed haha , keep up the good work and will look forward to the rest of the journey 👍

[@abitofadetour7315]

Crikey. Thanks for the compliments! Two more episodes and that’s all she wrote, three at the absolute worst.

[@oldshiny3012]

@@abitofadetour7315 will look forward to watching them

[@graemeashton1917]

Rode the bicycle from Melbourne to Adelaide pretty much the same way you did on your motorcycle. 😂

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@graemeashton1917 It’s a tremendous part of the country for cycling, preferably with a V4 powering the operation!

[@grantroberts7065]

When the mates and I did the GOR we had a look at the twelve apostles and it was a rainy day similar to yours. The place was choc a block full of Asians waving selfy sticks around everywhere, the joy flight helicopters were buzzing overhead, it was horrible. I reckon if you were a Vietnam Vet you would have been having nightmare flashbacks!

[@abitofadetour7315]

I actually shot a whole rant about the 12 Apostles in the carpark but I decided a little bit of whinging goes a long way.

[@johnstaring3210]

Agree, the 12 Apostles and other attractions are these days over-run with rude, loud, and littering tourists of mostly Asian stock. They are happy to elbow you out of the way so they can get selfies on the fence line at lookouts. They drive the wrong way around the roundabouts and generally cause chaos, they park on crests and blind corners to stop and take photos. I'm glad I have travelled that way many times in the past, I really don't want to (won't) go back there.

[@smeghead61]

@@johnstaring3210 Yep, lets ask the Balinese about Aussie visitors in their home land? The elbowing and jostling of the Chinese is a cultural thing from living in a country with 1.5 billion people. Having travelled to China 8 times...when you go to China (which is amazing!!) and you also jostle and elbow and fight your way. The biggest issue is as an Aussie you sometime end up flattening some light weight Chinese person.

[@johnmiller7370]

Another great episode. A great deal of effort would go into making each one. Well done !.. I enjoy the commentary, scenery, drone shots and accompanying music. I miss my 2012 Crosstourer. It was just a very nice bike, especially for touring.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Thanks for the kind words. There is a fair bit of work in each episode but I find it quite an enjoyable process.

[@ricksilk485]

Excellent sound track ....... combined with the drone , very enjoyable thank you

[@abitofadetour7315]

You’re welcome.

[@vontrueso9856]

Really enjoying this!.. a great trip, really well documented!

[@abitofadetour7315]

Nice of you to say so.

[@karlhoward2737]

Stunning scenery…brilliant travelogue…..brings back memories of the Great Ocean Road….thanks for sharing

[@abitofadetour7315]

Happy to share my experience with anyone who’s willing to watch! It was a great trip and I’m enjoying making the videos but I think my wife will be happy when I’ve made the final episode so she can get some time in front of the computer!

[@cwarren4396]

Absolutely stunning! So much beauty to try to capture in photos.

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’d have taken more if I had more time. It’s a beautiful country no doubt about it.

[@rogerparis]

Very enjoyable, thanks.

[@petercameron8832]

Been there but only on four wheels , well put together.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Two or four, it's still a great trip. Thanks for watching.

[@JaxsnDave]

Just come across ur channel.. liking it.. i can relate to the around Australia stuff.. ride safe cheers

[@abitofadetour7315]

Happy you’re enjoying the videos.

[@grahamcairn8379]

Well done you 👏...you can't be far from home now.

[@abitofadetour7315]

I’ve been home for months. These things take ages to edit. Two more episodes will complete the lap.

[@morgansmith6037]

Loving your work… wished I’d have met you when you passed through Albany.. you missed the best City of the trip 😉 I gotta ask am I the only one that thinks your actually Liam Cunningham 😛

[@abitofadetour7315]

Albany is on my list to revisit. The weather was miserable and I was in a hurry. Definitely coming back. On the other topic, my oldest son believes we look alike but we are almost certainly not the same person.

[@ianr5844]

The wife reckons you and I could be best friends with our attitudes 🤣🤣🤣

[@abitofadetour7315]

I take it then that you are gentleman of impeccable taste but with a penchant for the drier things in life.

[@danielsims574]

Thanks for sharing your adventure. Really enjoyed every episode so far. Great footage; it’s like we are there with you 👍🏻👍🏻

[@abitofadetour7315]

Thanks. Nice to know people are enjoying them.

[@Bruski68.]

The wind turbines never go flat out, once they reach a certain speed they are prevented from turning, and thus only produce power when the wind is blowing between 5 and I think 20 knots.

[@abitofadetour7315]

That I didn’t know. Fantastic looking things. Cheers.

[@UilliamTighearnaigh]

What are head bearings….oh steering head bearings maybe.

[@martinandrewnewby1525]

There's a thing here on yt that shows the foundation laying of wind turbines,.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Thanks for letting me know. I checked it out and by gee, that's a lot of concrete and steel!

[@kensbikestuff]

Great video. What program do you use to trace the route on the map.Ken

[@abitofadetour7315]

I use Davinci Resolve. I followed this KZbin video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5aweaFseJeXY9k

[@clubsportr08]

Well this one answered the service question. Very clever the static drone sequences showing you passing below that's neat. EDIT what drone/camera are you using?

[@abitofadetour7315]

I have a DJI Air2s. It’s a beaut! Biggest problem with the drone is the time involved in stopping and flying it. To get 30 seconds of video is a fifteen minute process but it’s worth it I think.

[@clubsportr08]

Damn straight very worthwhile footage to enhance the feeling of being on the trip with you.

[@moist_potato2837]

soo uhh... what was in the cupboard

[@abitofadetour7315]

I'm afraid you're going to have to give me more to go on, I 'mm struggling to remember what you're referring to.

[@petercameron8832]

55 tonnes of concrete, I have heard. Will never be removed.

[@abitofadetour7315]

Thanks for the answer. I’ve since watched some KZbin videos of the foundation’s being made and it is very impressive.

[@trevorward7927]

And tons of steel

[@chrissybabe8568]

That wind farm you stopped at appeared to be contributing a shit load of power to the grid. Not !

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@chrissybabe8568 I think South Australia has the problem of often producing too much renewable energy during the day which probably explains the idle turbines. I should point out I’m not an electrical network engineer so I might be wrong. Still reckon they’re impressive looking structures though.

[@chrissybabe8568]

@@abitofadetour7315 You may be right. SA seriously needs to be looking at some way to store this excess (and not using batteries because that just compounds the problem of using up the worlds resources and only lasts a 1/4 of the life of a wind turbine). Even if inefficient pumped hydro will outlast the wind turbine life of 20-25 odd years by a good margin.

[@abitofadetour7315]

@@chrissybabe8568 It’s a solvable problem I’m sure, and one day in the not too distant future people will talk in amazement about the time we all burnt stuff to produce energy.