During my time back in Aus I have been living with Cavell. As a thank you for everything she has done for me. I took her along to the Wallabies vs the All Blacks at ANZ Stadium at Homebush.
I decided not to drive there nor catch a bus. Instead we were to travel there via Ferry. This was a great idea in theory it was to be awesome in practice not so much. The deal was that there were beers on the ferry and then a bus to the stadium then a bus back and a ferry back into town, pick up and drop off out side cargo bar in darling harbor.
We got in early to get some lunch/dinner, have a few beers and wait till the ferry left at 5 pm (kick off at 8). It was a really nice day, we hoped on the ferry and took our seats after grabbing a few beers first. Nice little cruise up the river looking at all the houses (all though it was night and
you couldn’t see much). We made it to the drop off point. This is where the theory fell apart; we sat on the boat for ohhh about an hour waiting for our turn to disembark. Finally made it off the boat and then we had to wait for our bus, Made it on lucky, ohhh I was standing next to (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gruentransfer/panel.htm Todd Sampson from the Gruen Transfer….ok it was a slight brush with fame.)
After we got off the bus we only had 10 mins till kick off to get to our seats. The seats were at the other side of where the bus dropped us off and almost at the very top level. We had to walk
very quick to get there, I had to stop to use the gents …to many beers. Cavell kept on walking. I got out and realized I only had 5 mins to get there from where I was, I had to get there and so I started to run all the time looking for Cavell. I had to legg it up the corkscrew and only just got to our seats b4 the haka….. Cavell was not there. I sat in the seat and waited for Cavell, eventually she arrived after not being able to hear me yell to her over the roar of the crowd as the game kicked off.
The game was good we won a thrashing 32-18. It had good atmosphere too. Getting home was
another saga in its self. Hoped back on the bus and off to another pier for a pick up from the boat. There were hundreds of people there all waiting for their boats. Finally security came just in time to let Cavell though but not me. Happily Cavell came back and we waited together for the next boat. After a long cold wet night we made it back to the city at midnight and then onto the last train back and finally home at 1:30.
Next time I go I will be taking the bus and leave the beers at home, it was an evening to remember.
I decided not to drive there nor catch a bus. Instead we were to travel there via Ferry. This was a great idea in theory it was to be awesome in practice not so much. The deal was that there were beers on the ferry and then a bus to the stadium then a bus back and a ferry back into town, pick up and drop off out side cargo bar in darling harbor.We got in early to get some lunch/dinner, have a few beers and wait till the ferry left at 5 pm (kick off at 8). It was a really nice day, we hoped on the ferry and took our seats after grabbing a few beers first. Nice little cruise up the river looking at all the houses (all though it was night and
you couldn’t see much). We made it to the drop off point. This is where the theory fell apart; we sat on the boat for ohhh about an hour waiting for our turn to disembark. Finally made it off the boat and then we had to wait for our bus, Made it on lucky, ohhh I was standing next to (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gruentransfer/panel.htm Todd Sampson from the Gruen Transfer….ok it was a slight brush with fame.)After we got off the bus we only had 10 mins till kick off to get to our seats. The seats were at the other side of where the bus dropped us off and almost at the very top level. We had to walk
very quick to get there, I had to stop to use the gents …to many beers. Cavell kept on walking. I got out and realized I only had 5 mins to get there from where I was, I had to get there and so I started to run all the time looking for Cavell. I had to legg it up the corkscrew and only just got to our seats b4 the haka….. Cavell was not there. I sat in the seat and waited for Cavell, eventually she arrived after not being able to hear me yell to her over the roar of the crowd as the game kicked off.The game was good we won a thrashing 32-18. It had good atmosphere too. Getting home was
another saga in its self. Hoped back on the bus and off to another pier for a pick up from the boat. There were hundreds of people there all waiting for their boats. Finally security came just in time to let Cavell though but not me. Happily Cavell came back and we waited together for the next boat. After a long cold wet night we made it back to the city at midnight and then onto the last train back and finally home at 1:30.Next time I go I will be taking the bus and leave the beers at home, it was an evening to remember.
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