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"BONUS: The Long Way Round: EVs, Ocean Swims and Olivia Dean" is an episode of The Blue Room. Runtime 32 min. Published November 13, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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Join two friends - the Blue Room's Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour - on the road as they put an EV through its long-distance paces, see Olivia Dean live and dive into some wonderful ocean swims – making new friends and memories along the way. The dynamic duo is also part of history - taking the last Geelong to Devonport journey for one of the old Spirit of Tasmania Ferries before it's retired from service.
Features:
The Blue Room's Sabra Lane
The Blue Room co-founder Julia Mansour.
Extra info about places we ate at and loved: *
Born and Bread Bakehouse - Geelong
https://www.bornandbreadbakehouse.com.au/
Jane Doe - Warnambool
https://www.janedough.com.au/index.php?route=common/home
Ford Street Enoteca - Beechworth, Victoria.
https://www.fordstreetenoteca.com.au/
Café en la Loma - Beechworth, Victoria.
https://www.instagram.com/cafeenlaloma?obrf=eG5ncWFqZ2JpOGdz
The Boat Shed - Gippsland
https://www.boatshedfoodwine.com.au/
Musical - Dangerous When Wet
https://dangerouswhenwet.com.au/
* We paid for our own meals at these places.
Themes:
Open water swimming, friendship, fun, Olivia Dean, EV, electric vehicle charging, Sydney, Warnambool, Indented Head, Wollgongong, Austinmer, The Blue Pool, Merimbula, Picnic Point, Bittangabee Bay, East Gippsland, swimming adventures, seals, whales, yummy food, Born and Bread, Enoteca, Café en la Loma, The Boat Shed, Dangerous when Wet the musical,
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