St. Kilda Round Two

We woke up in St. Kilda and walked to breakfast on Acland Street. It took us quite a while to pick a suitable establishment, most likely because all we really could think about was what type of pastry (cake) we would be grabbing after we ate. These eating habits may or may not explain why none of my pants fit upon returning home...who really knows? We ended up at a place called Abbey Rd, not because it stood out for its menu or setting, but because they had the Gator game re-playing on a big screen randomly. We watched the same quarter of the game that we watched live at the airport in the Gold Coast, but it was still fun to see our team in action!


Artistic sailboat shot...had to do it!


View of Melbourne from St. Kilda pier


Guy wearing a Magic jersey in front of a building with the word Orlando on it


Entrance to Luna Park

After checking out of our hotel, we took a walk down to the pier to kill some time and see some lovely scenery. We thought it might be a good idea to get some ice cream as we set out upon this walk, but as we walked along the boardwalk where winds were whipping and the sun was not shining, we once again questioned our decision making skills. Once we got down to the end of the pier, Jaime was summoned by an old shirtless salty dog to get her butt over to the area he was pointing at. After nervously calling me over to go with her, we walked to where the man was and took a look at what he was gesturing toward. In one of the crevices between the rocks, we saw two tiny penguin heads poking out and looking at us suspiciously. We spent the next 10 minutes or so looking for other penguins, never seeing any, and wondering how the old man knew exactly where these two little guys would be found. We tried to find them again to snap a photo, but it was hopeless and we didn't really want to ask Popeye for help again. So you'll just have to imagine what they might have looked like. Interestingly, we were told by the friendly bartender at the Royal Saxon that these penguins used to be called Fairy Penguins, but upon protest by the gay community, had to be renamed Little Penguins. I'm not sure I think this is entirely fair. What's next? Are the little people of the world going to come forward and ask for another name change??