Picnic at Hanging Rock

Lucie and I catching up at a rooftop bar in Melbourne.

Australia has so far given me the chance to catch up with some old friends. Lucie and I went to university together and I was excited to see her in Melbourne, while she was travelling and visiting her brother Adrian.
For those of you not familiar with the novel "Picnic at Hanging Rock", it is the story of a group of Edwardian school girls who go missing while on a school trip to the rock formations, Hanging Rock near Melbourne. Peter Weir made a really atmospheric film adaptation, that I'm a fan of, so when Lucie invited me to join herself, Adrian, Tash (Adrian's girlfriend) and Serj (Tash's cousin) for a picnic at Hanging Rock, I said yes please.

Views from the summit of Hanging Rock.

Adrian had jokingly suggested we wear Edwardian costume, but I was surprised to see young girls dressed in costume, eating picnics when we arrived.

Adrian and Tash, hold up Hanging Rock!

We hiked up to the summit of Hanging Rock, after taking some photo's we hiked back down for our picnic. We were joined by wild parrots that became very friendly.


We also spotted a Kangaroo in the car park and were even more surprised when we noticed a joey in her pouch. Normally young mothers would be far more cautious of humans. It was great to see a Kangaroo in the wild. A cricket match was going on at the same time, it felt like the quintessential Australian scene.

Mother and Joey.

It was great to catch up with Lucie and hear about her trip. At times it felt like being back in London.


Tash and Serj.

Lucie at Hanging Rock.