Family Trip ~ Day 2 [Mornington Peninsula + Philip Island]

This morning, we had the typical hotel buffet for breakfast, quite nice though~ Bread, bacon & ham, milk n cereal, noodles, pastries, fruits, etc. Eat until so full~ Haha~

We headed off to Mornington Peninsula after breakfast - a popular holiday destination in Melbourne. Had a photo-taking opportunity when the tour guide dropped us at Brighton Beach. The scenery by the beach was very beautiful~ Baby blue sky, crystal clear ocean & fine sandy beach...a perfect combination! My youngest brother enjoyed walking along the beach bare footed! Lol~Next stop - Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm, where we get to pick fresh strawberries. Yum yum~ Before picking the strawberries, we need to wear a layer of plastic bag on our feet so that we don't damage the soil when we walked around the farm. We also get to taste free strawberry ice cream!! It was so nice~ The strawberries turned to be very sweet and juicy...so yummy~

We had our lunch before heading off to Lavender Farm and Ashcombe Maze, its Australia's oldest & largest Hedge Maze.
We definitely had lots and lots of fun in the maze. Once started, there'll always be people who walked way ahead from the others. And of course, lots of shouting! Haha~ You might wonder why do we need to shout in the maze?! Let me tell you why. People like me, who can't find their way out are still able to hear there's someone walking ahead of them, but the problem is that you can hear but you can't see where they are!! So, shouting comes into place~ Haha~ Look at my silly brother...can't find his way out also...wahaha~

Basically the whole journey inside the maze was full of laughter and its indeed very very enjoyable and funny~ Especially when we kept bumping into a dead end. So there goes the endless shouting and laughter...

Further on, we went to Lavender Farm which is somewhere near the maze. Lots of lavender and lots of flies as well !! Its summer, thats why~ They will fly very close to you and the worst thing is that they'll stick onto your face!! Oh my god...i just can't stand that~ Its so horrible! Anyway, despite being irritated by the flies, we still need to some nice nice photos...haha~

On our way out, i saw these very nice flowers...not sure what's the name for it...just felt that its very sweet...hehe =p

Saw this car at the entrance...have a look at its car plate...kinda cool and cute at the same time~

Moving on, we went to A Maze 'N Things, a very interesting place where we'll get ourselves caught in the middle of mental confusion. Haha~ This is because they have funny things like rooms that flood without getting wet, objects that defy gravity - makes me feel dizzy man~ Here's a pic of my youngest bro standing in front of the flooded room.

I D.I.Y a couple of funny pics taken at A Maze 'N Things. Have a look!

Funny huh? Hehe =p

Thats not the end yet! When we got out of the place, I saw this big interesting sign board. So, I sort of 'force' my brothers and mummy to imitate the actions. Haha~ Evil me...can't help it~ But its super funny...I can still recall back to that crazy but memorable day...


Our final destination of the day was Philip Island - to see the award winning Penguin Parade.

Unfortunately, cameras were not allowed as it will scared the penguins away. So, I can only take pictures of the entrance and their souvenir shops. During that evening, the weather was fairly cold with the cool sea breeze. We waited for more than 1 hour before we saw lots of Little Penguins swimming onto the beach at about 8.30 pm. They were soooo CUTE !!

These Little Penguins normally travel in a group and they'll rush into the bush to find their respective 'homes' once they got onto the surface. If they ever felt unsafe, they'll go back to the sea. Thats why we need to be quiet while watching as well.