Monday, March 7, 2011

Playin for Peanuts

Peanut Farm - Blessington St, St Kilda - 3.5 backboard slaps







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Pros: Full court with line markings, quiet court, water bubbler, close to beach, leash free dog park so your pooch can roam free, netball court next to it so you might meet babes

Cons: anti dunk rings (which doesn't really matter to me) but the anti dunk bit seems to have shifted, making the ring ever so slightly smaller, rings are pretty bouncy too, pretty exposed court, and with the beach in viewing distance can get some strong winds through there

Game of choice: 3 on 3 pick up

I went there pretty early in the morning, say 10 o'clock, so I had a veiwing gallery of hungover backpackers sitting in their wicked camper vans looking like they hadn't showered in weeks, I was thankful I had my shooting game on though, thoroughly impressing the crowds.  It was right next to the farmers market (1st Sat each month) so got me a good lamb sausage in bread for breakfast with a freshly squeezed juice.

Tram number 96 is probably your best bet to get there but 16 will be sufficient. It's quite close to Luna park so you can hear young kids screaming on the ever so frightening roller coaster. There is parking right next to the court but you have to pay, which sucks, but there is free parking not too far away