Australia Day 2 (Sat 29 Nov: Port Stephens to Port Macquarie)

Weather - Cool & sunny, then cloudy, afterwhich passing showers in the late morning.

Checked out by 10am and left for town to look for breakfast. Nice little town centre. We bought coffee and some bakery items, then took our car to Shoal Bay. The Sydney custom officer said there was a fantastic lookout at Shoal Bay so off we went. We reached and found the lookout, BUT it was a lookout on top of a hill leh!! My goodness!!! I was expecting some breakwater lookout leh hahaha!! Anyway, it rained!! So we were stucked in the car and ate our breakfast in the car loh hhaha!!

Tomaree Lookout right at the top of the hill

The drive from Port Stephens to Port Macquarie took about 4hrs (we stopped for a rest at a small town called Bulahdelah). So, by the time we reached Port Macquarie, most shops have closed! (Weekend lah - they close by 4/5pm).

Town: Bulahdelah

Accommodation - Best Western Lord St Motel AUD99/night with continental room service breakfast. Room #105 - Ground floor, opp. the Reception.Room was great! Though small but modern. Very relaxing hehee.. Free wireless internet too! Very good value! Rating: 7/10

External view across the Lord St

Bedroom (can sleep up to 4)

After settling in, we drove out to nearby beaches for walks then went to look for dinner in the main town centre. Errr... by then, not many choices of food as well so we bought seafood platter. Aiyoh, very hugh servings! We regretted ordering 2! Haha!!

Our dinner

On our way to supermarket which was near the port, some guys were feeding pelicans with fish bones. Very big pelicans!! If you stretch the fellow from its head to toe, it'd probably be as tall (or short haha) as I am! Haha!

Pelicans feeding by the port