Labour Day is celebrated on different days in different states in Australia. It is known as the Eight Hours Day in Tasmania and May Day in the Northern Territory. Today it is Labour Day in Victoria, and this was a three day weekend for many people, though not the ones laboring at Deakin University...
We started out by going to the Hopkins River Lookout where we saw some paddle boarders in the river mouth overlooking the ocean.
As we rode down the beach boardwalk, we saw thousands of people along the beach. It turns out there were nippers competing in a variety of life saving activities. According to Surf Life Saving Australia, Nippers is "about learning, confidence and having fun in a safe beach environment." The color coded caps indicate their age group.
Have we mentioned that it's windy in Warrnambool? We watched at the breakwater as these seagulls took on the sea gales. Here's a video I took of them.
We stopped by Thunder Point to enjoy the view.
We made our way down to Shelly Beach, known for its beautiful shells, but also in the last couple years, for this whale carcass. We ran into some of our friends and their kids (in the background) who were picnicking there. It's only really smelly if you are just upwind from the whale.
On our ride home, we happened by the clean up after a dog show! So many things going on that day.
On Sunday we made our way over to the Port Fairy Folkie (folk festival). It has had attendance numbers of over 80,000 over three days. We didn't pay for wrist bands, but we were able to enjoy many kinds of street food and street musicians.
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| Accordian Band |
It was a hot day - nearly 35 degrees (about 95 F) so we headed down to the beach for a swim. Well, Andy swam, and I took pictures. We counted a personal record number of surfers at this part of the beach, about 30. Perhaps one of the last hot days of the summer.
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