St. Kilda Beach

St.Kilda beach is postcard-perfect.

Especially more so when the sun begins to set, and amazing streaks of pink and orange start to taint the sky.

St. Kilda Beach at Daytime

St. Kilda Beach at Sunset

St. Kilda Beach at Night

And, that's not the best thing about St. Kilda. While loitering around the beach and the sea rocks, we noticed a sign that said penguins come out to play at St. Kilda when night falls. After confirming it with some passers-by, we hanged around, waiting for the penguins' grand arrival. As far as I know, there are a total of three penguins at St. Kilda. Shy creatures by nature, they cower behind a stumble of rocks, and never really come out to meet people. Photos are not allowed, but...

Penguin hiding behind rocks

Close-up of Penguin

Seagulls at lighthouse

Close-up of seagulls

Just some of the thousands of boats floating above the seas

When we were about to leave, we stopped for a chat with this fisherman. He was only one of the many people fishing at St. Kilda. Apparently, he had been here for quite some time, and haven't had a single catch yet. During our conversation, his fishing pole started stirring. He had caught a fish! Just as he was reeling his catch in and placing the fish into the white bucket, his second fishing pool started jumping as well. He had caught another fish! Before we left, this gentlemen held our hands and thanked us. "You bring me good luck," he said, the resounding ending note of our time spent at St. Kilda.