Mar 30, Buninyong, Geelong

Buninyong was a pretty little town, so we took a walk around the town and gardens. The guide book said that the town has a film festival every year, but it was hard to believe they had the population to do that.
On to Geelong, a city of about 250,000 southwest of Melbourne. They had a Wool Museum explaining everything about sheep; kinds, raising, shearing: wool; grading, washing, combing, spinning and weaving. They had an old jacquard loom with cards to make the pattern.
Geelong is on Corio Bay and has a lovely park by the water. It stretches along the bay. There was a carousel, made in Towanda, NY in 1892 and restored in the 1990's. (We had visited the Towanda museum on one of our trips). They even had the steam engine that drove it and a mechanical band organ. Further along was a Ferris wheel and a train ride. On the Eastern end was a boardwalk that made a semicircle out into the water. Inside that circle, people could swim and dive into bay. Near it was a smaller, concrete children's pool. There were several cafes along the water.
All along the waterfront were bollards - painted wooden sculptures that looked like people and were made by one artist. It was a very pleasant place to spend the day and there were lots of people there. It was a cool, grey day, but I can imagine the throngs of people there when its hot.
We plan to go to church tomorrow, Easter Sunday and have had a bit of trouble locating one close. Right now we're camped on the street and will drive to church in the morning.
Pictures - Koala road sign, Jacquard loom, Samson & bollards, boardwalk swimming areas in Geelong