Lakes Entrance Australia By Boat
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008OZ Blog Writer Experiences Lakes Entrance, South Australia
By: Phoenix Arrien
The best way to explore the Lakes is by boat. Our boat, The Director, a modern 12 metre catamaran with indoor and outdoor entertaining areas and fully stocked bar, picked us up at the jetty just outside our accommodation at the luxurious Moorings.
This accommodation is dazzling. The Moorings are a complex of apartments overlooking the pretty Metung Marina, a focus of the charming little lakeside village of Metung, which we found to be a quieter place to stay then the buzz at the Lakes Entrance township.
What is it about waterside accommodation that eventually finds one relaxing on a balcony with a glass of local wine, watching yachts bob up and down in calm water while gulls dance on the air waves?
The Director took us on a journey into the Lakes with history, nature and birdlife vying for our attention until the dolphins leapt alongside and everything else became secondary. The skipper had spent many years on the lakes and was full of stories, while he let kids, brimming with importance, take the wheel on the calmer stretches of water.
Afternoon tea satisfied everyone and a walk across a spit of land to see the wild waters of Bass Strait and hear about an epic walk undertaken by shipwreck survivors to Sydney in the 1800s let our imaginations run as wild.
Sadly leaving the Lakes area we headed along the highway to Orbost, a vibrant little place where walks, picnics spots and shops are the main attractions. The road from here is through forests and over rivers; a magnificent drive though nature and we sighted wallabies (a small kangaroo), echidnas (similar to a porcupine), a blue-tongued lizard and plenty of birds.
Try the south eastern coast of Australia - I am sure you won’t be disappointed.
