Live on Delwood Beach, Manly. Highlight of the day is generally the half hour on the back of the Ferry where the big issues are worked through. Have lived in Beijing, NW Fairlight, Brisbane, Cleveland, South Kensington (SW7), PNG and Sydney. Love sport, beer, bars and the insular peninsula.
Author: bladdamasta
Donny’s, Dumplings, Dad & Dave’s – an alliterative combo
Back in the early days of Back of the Ferry, we wrote about a cool new bar in Manly. Almost four years later, as a symbol of Manly’s growth as a bar district, we are now writing about another new …
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Induction – Anita #62
On a glorious evening in Sydney, Back of the Ferry completed its first induction for 2014. The Harbour was heaving with all sorts of boats including 2 cruise liners, armadas of yachts and the odd tall ship. This correspondent had …
Traditional t-shirt gifting
When a BotF founding member is fortunate to travel OS he usually shares his good fortune by bringing a beer, a beer glass, a beer-shirt or combination of the above. Illiards has been regaling us of his tales of Vietnam …
Massive news from Back of the Ferry
Two huge events today. Our readership can decide the “huger”. Lamb0 shot 171 on 3 dart triple 19 throw at the Sports Bar of the Menzies. Pommy_ch watched in awe. “Tremendous”. Mr Liquor has changed over its fridges and has …
On the Back of a Cruiser
This correspondent is very fortunate to be spending his weekend on a cruise to nowhere. The Voyager of the Seas was, at the time of its launch, the largest cruise ship in the world. This floating behemoth is 137,000 tons …
Double Island Point Lighthouse and My Wife’s Bitter
On my last full day at Rainbow Beach, Tony of Toowoomba arranged a long session at Double Island Point. This involves a 50 minute drive along Freshwater Road to Teewah Beach, a drive north along Teewah Beach and another inland …
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Lake Poona and Schlappeseppel Dunkel
The most famous perched lake in the Rainbow Beach vicinity is Lake McKenzie, which is on Fraser Island. A more accessible, if slightly less spectacular version is Lake Poona. No permits, no 4WD required just a relatively easy 2.1km walk …
A Gympie pub crawl
Gympie is the nearest town of any substance to Rainbow Beach. New Years Day 2014 saw this correspondent looking to give his kids an air-conditioned distraction from the coastal heat. As appealing as Anchorman 2 was, an all to rare …
A return to Double Island Point and Cricketers Mid On
A highlight of any visit to Rainbow Beach is a trip to Double Island Point. We’ve written about Double Island Point before and it is a wondrous place. Accessible only by 4WD, it still gets crowded as BCFers know how …
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Tenterfield – Peter Allen country
The late George Woolnough, worked on High Street, lived on Manners. 52 years he sat on his veranda, making his saddles. So sang Peter Allen in his ode to the place of his birth. Peter Allen wrote some great songs …
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