Last weekend, I met up with my lovely Scottish friend Ruth who I met in Tasmania to go explore St Kilda. St Kilda is a town right outside Melbourne on the Bay with a wonderful beach and feel to it. It's been cleaned up in recent years and is now one of the more expensive places to live because it's so close to the city, has a lively night life, bars, cafes and a beach! We made our way down to the beach and were enjoying people watching - all kinds of people enjoying themselves in the warm weather. A guy broke out his tin whistle and started playing, which was soulful and great to listen to. Then 3 guys came down with bongo drums and started playing. After about 15 minutes, the guy with the tin whistle came over and they all started playing together. Then a group of Argentinian tourists came down with a tambourine and they joined in singing and dancing. It was just so wonderful to watch all these strangers come together to just enjoy music on a beautiful beach.
We continued on for tapas outside and to a pub for a few beers while listening to a band. The area is wonderful with a creative edge and a diverse group of people. They have open air markets along the esplanade on Sundays, so I need to hit that up next weekend!
2 comments:
Wow! That sounds straight out of the movies. Cool.
Hey Dale!! Bet you aren't missing 10" of snow on the ground and green line T accidents. Oz sounds amazing!!! Paul has aspirations of becoming a tin whistle officianado. He bought one. We'll see how that goes!! Wee miss you up here!
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