Space/Penguins!

[luckykaa]

Did I mention the 1:1000000000 scale Solar system they have in St. Kilda?  I saw Jupiter and felt the need to walk from The Sun to Pluto. 

First step was finding where they kept the sun.  I only knew where Jupiter and Saturn were. This did give a convenient direction though, so I shortly found Mars. Earth was a short distance away and Venus Merury and The Sun soon showed up.  And another body that appeared to be slightly larger than Jupiter.  This was Proxima Centuri.  I was jut looking at it from the wrong direction.  Each of the planets has an plaque with an arrow pointing to the next one and giving a distance.  Proxima Centuri's pointed in the opposite direction and said the distance was 40000km. 

It can be interesting heading off on a pointless obsessive task.  You get to see other odds and ends.  There was a display about the bridge at the harbour entrance, of which a single pillar remains, something explaining the navigation beacons in the harbour, a plaque pointing out a chimney that's was a local landmark.  Just little quirky things like that.

Total length of the solar system at this scale is about 4 miles.  I've done a fair amount of walking today.

I relaxed at the bar and waited for the sun to set.  The other reason to visit was to see some more penguins.  And get some photos.  I was told they hide under the pier.  And I did see some penguins.  They were hiding in the rocks being adorable at us.  No sign of the water rats though.

I think I've done all I want to do in Melbourne.  Moving on tomorrow. 

Comments

hi

[emma-roberts80.livejournal.com]

Have a safe flight and have fun in sydney!

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

That sounds awesome, I definitely would've done that too.
(Coincidentally, space and penguins are some of my favorite things. Throw in a natural history museum with some dinosaurs and it's my best day ever :D!)