Shades of the prison house

What better way to celebrate Bastille Day than by visiting a notorious high-security prison - or at least the site where it once stood? There's not much left now at Boggo Road, where Le W*nk and Lax started us on a historical tour of Dutton Park and surrounds. (And - by all accounts - good riddance, too.)

After a circuit of the high walls and towers that remain, we dropped down to the river and crossed over to land purchased out of the Mayne family fortune - which allegedly had its origins in a pretty squalid criminal act. We returned via the Brisbane Corso (lots more old money here - wonder how it was made?) and the historic and ghost-ridden Dutton Park cemetery.

In keeping with Bastille Day, the cuisine included "saucisse grillee" and "ailes de poulet grillee." And the secret ingredient? - French polish, of course. Thanks, hares!

Some unmistakable frog-eaters:

"I'm a prisoner in the Bastille" expressed in mime:

Michelin judges decide how many stars to award Le W*nk's open-air restaurant:

And clear evidence that Samford Hash could do with some choir practice:


Next run details
When: Sunday 22nd July, 4 pm
Where: Eatons Hill Skate Park, Sargent Reserve, Bunya Crossing Road. A map!
Hares: Eweshggr and Footsie