04th August
2013
Good morning, Phillip
Island!
We woke up to a rainy
morning and started our day with a quick visit to Cowes Jetty. The beach was stunning
but freezing and the wind was blowing fierce.
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| Cowes Jetty |
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| Cowes Jetty |
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| Cowes Jetty |
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| Cowes Jetty |
After some quick photos, we went in search for breakfast and “landed in” Phillip Island Bakery. We had pies while mum had sandwich. Their pies were just YUMMY!!!
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| Phillip Island Bakery |
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| Phillip Island Bakery |
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Clockwise : Chicken & Mushroom Pie, Sandwich and
Ricotta & Spinach Pie |
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Top : Steak & Onion Pie
Bottom : Vegetable Pie |
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| Street of Phillip Island |
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| Street of Phillip Island |
After a tasty brekkie,
we drove to The Nobbies. There were still sunshine during our breakfast but
once we reached The Nobbies, it started to drizzle. You can have a spectacular
view of the coast and ocean at The Nobbies. If time permits, visit the Nobbies
Centre which features Aussie marine life.
As we were early, the Centre
is not open until 11am. So we took a few beautiful snaps before it starts to
rain again (@ - @;). Unable to fight the rain, we had no choice but to leave
this beautiful place.
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| Scenic lookout before The Nobbies |
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| Scenic lookout before The Nobbies |
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| Scenic lookout before The Nobbies |
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| Scenic lookout before The Nobbies |
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| The Nobbies |
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| The Nobbies |
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| The Nobbies |
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| The Nobbies |
Click to find out more.
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| Credits : Phillip Island Nature Parks Australia |
On our way out of
Phillip Island, we stopped at Panny’s Chocolate Factory. They have a chocolate
museum where you can see how chocolates are made and even customized your own favorite
chocolate bar on the spot. Considering that we are not big fans of chocolate, we skipped
the museum and left Panny’s with 2 small packets of chocolate.
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| Panny's Chocolate Factory |
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| Panny's Chocolate Factory |
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| Panny's Chocolate Factory |
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| Panny's Chocolate Factory |
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| Panny's Chocolate Factory |
Click to find out more.
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| Credits : Panny's Phillip Island Chocolate Factory |
Next is watching wild
pelicans at San Remo. Research said that crew from nearby fish & chips restaurant will
start feeding the pelicans around noon. So if you have ample time and do not
mind waiting for more than an hour, just stay and loom around the small town
till it’s time to watch the pelican feeding. I bet it will be amazing. By the
way, the pelicans were really huge.
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| San Remo Jetty |
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| San Remo Jetty |
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| San Remo Jetty |
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| San Remo Jetty |
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| San Remo Jetty |
Mornington Peninsula is
yet another 2 hours’ drive from Phillip Island. Our stay for the night is a
B&B – Mornington Bed & Breakfast. As it’s still too early to check-in,
which is at 2pm, we decided to explore the beaches and town.
One of the main reasons
for visiting Mornington Peninsula was to see the colorful bathing boxes. To
our disappointment, we managed to only find a row or 2. To make matters worse,
it was a gloomy day. Photos taken are
unable to reflect the radiant color contrast of the bathing boxes. We will
definitely come back again in search of more with an additional
day's stay.
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| Mornington Peninsula - Bathing Boxes |
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| Mornington Peninsula - Bathing Boxes |
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| Mornington Peninsula - Bathing Boxes |
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| Mornington Peninsula - Bathing Boxes |
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| Mornington Peninsula - Bathing Boxes |
Craving for hot soup on
this wet and cold day, lunch was Chinese Food. Imagining having hot and spicy
Tom Yum Goong and boiling hot Wanton Soup! It is too perfect to be true.
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| Wanton Soup |
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| Tom Yum Goong |
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| Fried Rice |
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| Fried Kway Tiao |
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| Stir fried vegetables with garlic |
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| Sweet & Sour Pork |
After a good lunch, we
went back to Mornington Bed & Breakfast for our check-in. This place is EXQUISITE!!!!
We are staying in a Victorian house!! Denise (the owner) checks us in to our
Darcy Suite. Everything was so nice especially the bed. Have you ever dreamt of
sleeping in a Victorian bed and go all the way back to the Victorian era? You
can have your dream fulfilled with Mornington Bed & Breakfast.
After fascinating
through every corner of Darcy Suite, we had high tea. Denise baked very
delicious chocolate cupcake for all staying guests. It was so luscious that even
a non-cake lover, like my sis, finished hers and mum’s cupcakes. Coffee and tea
were served in very elegant cutlery. I feel like a tai-tai enjoying high-class
English high tea. After high tea, we chill out in the house while some had a
quick power nap.
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast |
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| Darcy Suite |
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| Darcy Suite |
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| Darcy Suite |
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| Darcy Suite |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast - Living Room |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast - Dining |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast - Dining |
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| Mornington Bed & Breakfast - High Tea |
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| High Tea - Chocolate Cupcakes |
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| High Tea - Chocolate Cupcakes |
Click to find out more.
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| Credits : Mornington Bed and Breakfast homepage |
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| Credits : Kirks on the Esplanade |
No other words can describe our satisfaction on the food except “SUPERB”. I am not being exaggerating but that’s how I felt. Then it is some Pokies (Slot machine) time before we head back to our B&B and enjoy the fullest of the suite for our only night stay.
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