Rocks Rule

The other main thing I wanted to see at Port Macquarie was the breakwater in the town, where the rocks have all been individually hand-painted making an interesting and beautifully heartwarming community art project.




There are nostalgic rocks,




celebratory rocks,




memorial rocks,




family rocks,



angry rocks,




scary rocks,




cuddly rocks,




and my personal favourite, a very clever Suess rock.




There are some rocks that people return to, and add to year after year, some dating back to the 1990s - how cool to have your very own rock to visit on holiday!

But, how does something like this start? I guess a few people paint some, and then people just keep doing it! I reckon someone should start colouring in Wellington. One night, at 3am, people should go out with their paint brushes and test pots (and torches) and just go for it. It's the sort of thing that would suit Wellington down to the ground. Anyone keen to join?











Just discovered that my camera has a panoramic setting - cool!

We had a lovely couple of hours, at the playground and reading the rocks and then to the Macquarie Hotel for Friday evening pizzas, which were delicious. The atmosphere there was amazing, great live music, children playing, and people just relaxing by the waterfront, playing football, throwing frisbees, fishing, and walking their dogs. It was like a delightful page from 'Where's Wally?', (except they weren't all wearing red and white stripey tops).

A perfect end to a perfect day.




Love
Est xxx

P.S. I know we should have painted one, a skinnersontour rock, but we didn't!!!

P.P.S. After all that rock talk, here's a little reminder of an old favourite but long forgotten tv show - enjoy;)