7. Penguins

These past two days have been slow starts, ever since we extended our stay in Melbourne. We worked out a relocation deal where for very little cost, we can drive a campervan back to Sydney from 26th - 28th letting us do some exploring along the way. Until then, we've had some calm rainy days here. 

Yesterday we took the tram to St. Kilda area to see the penguins. We strolled down Ackland Street, where I officially fell in love with Melbourne. Tons of busy cafes and neat restaurants with people along the street selling their handmade jewelry. We got Fish N Chips, like Dave said a proper Aussie would, and ate on the grass near Luna Park surrounded by seagulls.

The strangest part of the day was the bustle of IronMan supporters and participants. Watching them push through the last leg of their race and their loved ones running alongside them cheering them on brought me to tears. I can't exactly explain why, but I thought it was beautiful. I wish I could say it inspired me to go for a run this morning... Not so much.

 After I spent my time in the sun and it was setting, we wandered down the pier with a hundred other people to wait for the penguins to come back to their nest. They came out after about an hour, only saw about four of them but heard the rest nuzzling each other before bed.