And here's part 2 of our Lakes Entrance road trip.

During our drive up to Lakes Entrance, we stopped by Stratford for a short break. And that was where I found the small purple fruits, mentioned in the previous post.

Lolly store in Stratford. Unfortunately it was closed, but we managed to pop by one of the cafes for a drink, before exploring the town a tiny bit. The town isn't very big, but the surroundings were very pleasant.

And bach (oops, I mean back!) on the road again! By then it was about 5pm, and the moon was rising. The road wasn't very winding either - it was actually rather quiet on the freeway, and the drive up to Lakes Entrance was pretty much smooth and uninterrupted. We passed through Bairnsdale, which was quite near Lakes Entrance too. And when we started entering Lakes Entrance, we could actually see the beach from the freeway. It was just gorgeous!

Had a pub meal at a nearby cafe, shortly after we checked in:

Chocolate truffles - I had the brown one (black forest flavoured) while Steph had the white one.

Yummy garlic bread. Steph and I simply adore garlic bread, and we ate it twice throughout our trip.

Steph's pizza - it was really, really big, and came with French fries.

And of course, my pumpkin and cream pasta. It was really tasty.

And back to the motel we went. The next day, we explored the town even more, and on our way to mini-golf, we bought some bouncy balls:

Mini-golf was equally fun. We got a hole in one each, and the obstacles got progressively challenging as we went on. The one below was a slightly easier obstacle...

While this one here was rather difficult. There was even an obstacle with a carousel which spun continuously - rather slowly of course.

Fish and chips for lunch - by the seaside. We were swarmed by some seagulls, and had to sacrifice some of our chips to keep them away. But to no avail.

And we finally hit the beach! This is the bridge leading up to a long stretch of land, and the beach is just behind this stretch of land.

We hired a paddle boat and paddled around for about half an hour...

And then we went to the beach! It was very, very windy but pleasant. White sands, blue water, large waves...Steph and I actually went to have a dip in the sea, and I ended up getting extremely soaked - just by the waves. The waves were so much stronger than the ones I experienced in Singapore.

And that concludes part 2, I guess!!!! Part 3 would be mostly about the seashell museum we went to, plus some other stuff I didn't cover in this entry.

See you soon!