The weather has been so perfect here. +24 to +27 during the day, warmer in the sun, cooler in the shade. In the morning I took Mika out for our run around the park. Then in the afternoon, we drove down to St Kilda to visit Ruby's mom.
St Kilda is a great little suburb of Melbourne, right along the beach. Ruby's mom and brother live in a charming little apartment, full of artwork and old photos and bright colours and big windows. Ruby's aunt also came over with her 9 yr old son, Sammy. Everyone was incredible and lovely and very pleasant to talk to. We all strolled down to explore a bit of St Kilda on the way to the beach.
St Kilda.
We grabbed some ice creams and some coffees and headed down to the beach, where we let Casper run around for a bit with his cousin / bff Sammy. Then it was off to the amusement park, Luna Park!
The entrance is the mouth of a clown, but apparently in the 89s used to be a drag queen. I can see it...
Us adults went on the Scenic Railway rollercoaster, which is over 100 yrs old and goes around the outside of the park, with views of the seaside and the suburb. It was so rickety and bumpy and terrifying, but so fun! I sat with Ruby and we squealed the whole way.
Post Scenic Railway smiles.
Then Casper had his turn on the rides.
We hung around for a bit. I had a Dagwood dog, which is the Australian term for a corn dog. Casper pointed at a lot of trains, and planes, etc. It was really fun.
We went back to Ruby's moms for drinks and snacks. Casper is just too cute sometimes. Such a little character.
Eventually we made our way back home and crawled into bed. Tomorrow it's supposed to be +37 or something, which is a great excuse to hang around inside all day. We are planning to have people over once the sun sets, and have an outdoor screening of The Year My Voice Broke, an Australian film that I apparently must see. I love outdoor movie night. Can't wait!
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