There are always some interesting people on a boardwalk, even on an cool day...
We walked to the pier and the yacht basin.
Note the made in Niagara-on-the-Lake C&C 34 in the foreground!
The breakwater is home to a colony of little blue penguins. The best time to see them is at dusk when they return to their rocky shore but we were lucky to see one that was swimming near the shore and another that was hiding in the rocks.
We hopped on the tram (free for seniors on Saturday) and headed downtown for a little more sightseeing. We took a different tram route this time and enjoyed riding through the upscale condo district just south of the CBD. We got off the tram at Federation Square and decided to visit the National Gallery of Victoria. One of their exhibits was called "Shifting Gear", a celebration of the Australian auto industry over the years.
There were some interesting cars on exhibit, with some interesting examples from Holden, the Aussie branch of GM.
They also had a section dedicated to the Aussie muscle car era in the late 60's/early 70's but most of them were 6 cylinder wannabes.
The winning F1 car of their all time racing hero, Jack Brabham, was on display.
After checking out the cars, we visited the remaining galleries in this very modern building. A wide variety of art on display.
The Melbourne International Comedy Fest is on and there was a free show in Federation square so we took the time to sit for an hour and watch the acts. Some "good for all ages" comedy.
This Japanese comedian made himself "disappear" into a balloon.
The sun had come out and we did a bit more of a walk about in the downtown.
Lots of weddings going on and carriages at the ready. Interesting that here they line up in front of Macca's (what they call McDonalds In Australia) and in Niagara-on-the-Lake they line up in front of the Prince of Whales. Maybe because the price of a hamburger is the same at both establishments!
After our walk about downtown we ended up along the river at a really cool outdoor bar to rest our feet and have a cold drink. This bar must have been 200 metres long but only five metres wide! What a concept for a nice outdoor patio. Must have held at least 300 people.
Back on the tram we made it home and did some packing before heading out to a fish restaurant. This was highly rated but, we are not a fan of fish cooked whole and dealing with the bones in an un-fillited fish. Didn't enjoy it. Picked up a Macca's cheeseburger on the way home. The whole St Kilda area was packed with people in bars and restaurants.
We have an early flight tomorrow so we spent some time finishing our packing and ensuring we were under the luggage weight limit so we are ready to go by 6:00 am tomorrow morning.
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