Thursday, October 13, 2011

"You think you know Brisbane..."

mused Shockjock, midway through last Sunday's run. He was not the only runner to be astounded by discovering byways, alleys, stairways, hidden gullies and houses built on seemingly impossible sites through the suburbs of West End, Hill End and Dutton Park.

The walkers too enjoyed exploring new territory, visiting parts of the UQ campus that very few venture into and that Charcoal had no memory of...although by all accounts they were probably already old when he was an undergraduate.

And we all enjoyed at least one CityCat ride as part of the circuit - an innovation that worked really well. The trip reminded Urass of his navy days and the unspeakable activities he used to get up to...no-one took up his invitation to lean over the rail and watch the wake.

Here's a shot of the area taken a year or two before Charcoal was a student....



Green curry and ice cream cake (wow!) were demolished by the hordes. Many thanks to Superhacker! We certainly enjoyed her birthday - hope she did too!

A little birthday story:

A blonde rings up about a job.

"I'll just take a few details," says the interviewer. "Now, what's your name?"

To his surprise, the blonde begins singing "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

"What are you doing?" asks the interviewer.

"Wait, wait! ...Happy birthday, dear Mandy - yes, that's it! My name's Mandy!"

Next run details
When: Sunday 16th October, 4 pm
Where: Pine Rivers Park...a map!
Hares: Payback and Cash Converta

On,on!