New home - Rye, Victoria - Australia

[weisan]

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[Louis]

Hi Weisan :)

Nice pics. How is the area for cycling? You'll get to enjoy two summers in a row!

Louis

[jr59]

Pretty SWEET !

The movie endless summer comes to mind!

[thwart]

Weisan-pal, don't forget to send a bit of that nice warm weather our way...

Great pics!

[Fixed]

very nice bike
looks like you have plenty of room
enjoy bro
cheers

[roguedog]

hey weisan

woo hoo..in the land of Oz. best of luck to ya down there.

[rockdude]

Looks like a great time, have fun and don't forget us back in the US....

[PBWrench]

Looks wonderful. And so does the bike. Cheers, PBW

[93legendti]

Very nice. Enjoy.

[tuscanyswe]

Looks like a wonderfull place! Riding along the beach has to be awesome.

I much like the look of that bike now that you have returned to the steel fork. You had a carbon one for awhile if im not misstaken.

[dekindy]

I guess it is okay if you like white bikes with red decals built by a master craftsman and riding along the beach. :rolleyes:

[mudhead]

nice!

[weisan]

Dear pals, thanks for all the encouraging responses.

This move I would say comes under the category of "pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming", if you know what I mean. :D

Louis-pal, the riding is simply superb; nicely paved roads, clearly marked- out cycling lanes, awesome scenery, fresh clean air, all kinds of terrain on offer. The only bad: it's super popular with tourists during the summer, have to watch out for traffic and unattentive drivers, either that or I would have to start earlier in the day before the crowd gets here.

The weather has been extraordinary - 60s-70s sunny with occasional showers either in the morning or late afternoon. High in the low 80s.

Now here's the thing; no point in having all these to myself. I am issuing an all-are-welcome free passes to EVERY serotta forum pals, past and present, newbies and old farts....just let me know when you are coming, I will have food, accommodation and bike routes ready to go.

This invitation has no expiration date....PLEASE COME! :beer: :hello:

I can't wait to cross over using the ferry to the Great Ocean Road and ride there...hopefully sometime soon, when thinpin-pal comes knockin'.

[dave thompson]

Weisan, today here (yesterday there) is/was your birthday! You seem to have done well on all counts. You should have a big smile for a long time.

[William]

Dear Weisan-pal,

Wishing you the best of luck and many happy and safe miles for you and yours in your new home. :beer:





William

[roguedog]

hey buddy. happy bday...

and since your invite has no end.. i wonder how many years worth of clothes i stuff within the airline baggage limit?? :D

[thinpin]

Weisan, looking forward to catching up. Will try to get some midweek days to do some riding, assuming your weekends are all go. I dont know how you got my Peg to fit you looking at that Taylor, nice ride!

[hybridbellbaske]

Weisan,

Welcome to Australia- to you and your family. Have you climbed Arthur's Seat yet? Nice climb and good views.

The ferry across the bottom of the Bay is good fun- are you going to try Around the Bay in a Day?- that's coming up soon I think.

You must get over to Adelaide sometime, hopefully with bike-( perhaps one January for the Tour Down Under?)- we have some very nice riding quite close to the City.

What brought you to Rye? I know the Mornington Peninsula reasonably well, my Aunt used to live in Mount Martha, now she lives in Balnarring.

You think its crowded now- wait until January when just about all of Melbourne hits Portsea!

[weisan]

Weisan,

Welcome to Australia- to you and your family. Have you climbed Arthur's Seat yet? Nice climb and good views.

The ferry across the bottom of the Bay is good fun- are you going to try Around the Bay in a Day?- that's coming up soon I think.

You must get over to Adelaide sometime, hopefully with bike-( perhaps one January for the Tour Down Under?)- we have some very nice riding quite close to the City.

What brought you to Rye? I know the Mornington Peninsula reasonably well, my Aunt used to live in Mount Martha, now she lives in Balnarring.

You think its crowded now- wait until January when just about all of Melbourne hits Portsea!
hybrid-pal, thanks for the warm welcome. Yes, fellow forumite thinpin took me up Arthur's seat when I visited in June. It was okay. :D

Around the Bay...somebody was telling me about it today during my ride at Pt Nepean National Park. It sounds interesting, I have to look into it, the registration might already be closed, besides my cycling fitness is good but not great so 200k might pose a challenge.

What brought you to Rye? A new job and family.

[weisan]

Some more new pics from today's ride from Rye to Pt Nepean National Park and back, 1.5 hrs, 70s, sunny...windy, but still a gorgeous day, no complaints.

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Next time, maybe tomorrow, would try to go up Arthur's Seat again and re-trace the route that thinpin took me on.

[thinpin]

Im looking forward to seeing your bike. Is that a ""breakaway" set up or some such name on the seat collar? i hope you brought a few gallons of frame saver! All that salt air - yuck! :beer:

[johnnymossville]

Nice Pics Wiesan! Looks like you are enjoying life the proper way, from the saddle of a bicycle! :)

[Climb01742]

weisan-pal, looks like paradise. hope your happiness is as abundant as the sunshine.

[weisan]

gentlemen, thanks again for the well-wishes. Thin-pal, when are we going to ride again? The weather here at the peninsular has been outstanding over the last few days.

I swapped out some pictures for new ones.

[weisan]

It's been raining heavily over the last few days, caught a bit of respite this morning and went up Arthur's Seat again. 65 degrees, nice and cool. The climb up this time was...shall we say *easier* because I have more gear ranges in my Taylor than the Peg.

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[weisan]

<sigh> another normal day at the office... :p :beer:

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sorry for the slanted picture, camera was perched on a rocky edge. :banana:

[Fixed]

beautiful looks like gods country
cheers

[Elefantino]

The whole "Keep Left" thing would confuse me. :D

Other than that, looks awesomely beautiful. And way to rock that pink Rapha jersey!

Enjoy, mate! :banana:

[FlashUNC]

Have you memorized the lyrics to Waltzing Matilda yet?

I have an odd obsession with that tune (probably the same part of my brain that enjoys bluegrass and old American standards).

[SoCalSteve]

Thank you so much for the lovely invitation!!!

I hope our Forumites take you up on it. Looks like paradise!

Enjoy your new home!

Steve

[profkrispy]

Love this thread. I lived in Blairgowrie and worked at a restaurant in Sorrento for about 5 months in 1990. The pictures bring it all back in a flood. What a beautiful piece of the world.

[tv_vt]

Great looking bike, and great scenery! Thanks for posting, and for your all-encompassing hospitality! Let's see who's first to knock on your door. My guess it will be an Easterner around January.

Cheers!

[bozman]

great pics.

are you going to take up surfing?

[weisan]

FlashUNC>> Have you memorized the lyrics to Waltzing Matilda yet?
No.

profkrispy>> I lived in Blairgowrie and worked at a restaurant in Sorrento for about 5 months in 1990.
Oh yeah, which one?

tv_vt>> My guess it will be an Easterner around January.
Are you comin'?

bozman>> are you going to take up surfing?
No, but I wouldn't mind trying out one of these sometime soon...
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[profkrispy]

profkrispy>> I lived in Blairgowrie and worked at a restaurant in Sorrento for about 5 months in 1990.
Oh yeah, which one?



I worked at McCarthy's Restaurant. Mary and Simon McCarthy were the proprietors. I stayed in a limestone house in Blairgowrie that sat atop a small hill and from the tower you could see Port Phillip Bay. Surfed quite often at the end of Central Avenue and at the Portsea beach, Quarantines as well right at the tip of the peninsula. Nothing but fond memories except for the shattered eardrum I received when my surfboard cracked me in the skull one day at Central Ave. Couldn't get used to the carrots and beet root on the hamburgers however.

[Fixed]

am i wrong ? australia i think of california with few people and no hippies
cheers

[Hawker]

<sigh> another normal day at the office... :p :beer:

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sorry for the slanted picture, camera was perched on a rocky edge. :banana:

Is that a Great White I see over your left shoulder?

[Louis]

Is that a Great White I see over your left shoulder?

I think it's Harold Holt.

[bozman]

Is that a Great White I see over your left shoulder?

it is two almost perfect waves.

[BobbyJones]

Overheard once while on vacation: "People actually live here?"

Great pics, great spot!

[BumbleBeeDave]

I'm really honestly very happy for you! Looks like a great place to live and ride!

But with you, Karin Kirk, and Velotel all posting these beautiful pics at the same time I'm coming close to meltdown! AAAAGHHHH! :D

BBD

[weisan]

Dave-pal, sorry, what can I say, can you follow the migration path to Australia this year? The weather is warming up. :banana:

My new riding partners left me in the dust today...
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the WW bunkers
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back beach - Rip, treacherous
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tip of the peninsular, at the heads
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here they go again
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rugged beauty
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[bozman]

keep sending the pics. looks like paradise.

[Skrawny]

I love these pix as well.
I have to admit, I didn't even know Rye, Victoria in Australia existed until this thread. My friend, you are doing your part toward closing the gap in knowledge in geography that the US has. :p

-s

[weisan]

Skrawny>> I have to admit, I didn't even know Rye, Victoria in Australia existed until this thread.

Me too, until fairly recently. :D

keep sending the pics. looks like paradise.
your wish is my command. :p
Here you go...

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My wife made a dish out of Kangaroo meat the other day.
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The fumigation chamber in the Quarantine Station
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Newly adopted family members...
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What does an eight-year-old boy like to take picture of? Guns, what else.
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[RABikes2]

I'm not on the forum for a while ... Weisan and family have moved to Australia?! Great photos, great scenery, but "huh"? :confused:

Congratulations on your new home, Weisan-pal!

RA

[weisan]

RA-pal, I am sorry I did not get the chance to say a proper goodbye before I leave. The last three months have been a whirlwind trying to prepare for our departure. Now that we are here, we can seat back and relax. :D
Care to join me for a toast?

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[RABikes2]

Absolutely, Weisan-pal! Best wishes to you and the family for a wonderful future in your new home! You will do great there, Pal! Happy belated birthday, too!
Hugs!
RA-pal