Sydney is wet again, but that did not deter 3 of the original BotFers enjoying a trip across our fine harbour. Maybe because it had been a while since so many of the BotF core had been on the boat, Sydney Harbour found it necessary to put on a fireworks display. We are still not sure of the reason for the pyrotechnics, but it was a 15 minutes display of some magnitude. There was a rather large barge positioned off the Opera House that was being held in place by a tug. It was possibly an expensive launch for a show at the Opera House, but we couldn’t be sure.
The 3 salty sea dogs remained solid on the stern as we watched other less weathered passengers seek the shelter of the side of the ferry. It rained – sure – but not enough to deter us from enjoying a walloper free evening as the big issues were discussed.
The other news of the night was a special at the CQ bottlo. $12 for 3 Heine longnecks (a misnomer as they are only 600ml). This is a big deal for Mr Liquor because he only gives specials on things sold off the back of a container that has fallen off a freighter that couldn’t get into the Newcastle port. This is a higher quality special than we are used to because normally his “specials” are on “beer” that could be used as substitutes for draino.
back of the ferry 
Fireworks were for Stephen Fry holding a discourse at the Opera House.