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.
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Induction – Paul #50
Inductions will be flying thick and fast this week. It was hard to believe that there’d be any inductions today when Manly got absolutely nailed by a very localised thunderstorm. 62mm or almost 2 and half inches in the old …
Drinking with the Doc and big boats return
Sydney Craft Beer Week is over for another year, and BotF’s attendance was quite frankly pathetic as cricket matches and work et al conspired against any real boots’n’all attendance. This correspondent’s only real experience of what looked like a wonderful …
Purple dusk and a little vexillogy
New South Wales’ unbelievably warm late winter and early spring weather has had some very destructive consequences. On Wednesday, fires rages to the North, West and South of Sydney and at around 4pm an apocalyptic cloud cover darkened the city. …
Quarter Mile Double IPA and Washaway Beach
As previously mentioned, our newly inducted American member, Ryan, brought a trio of Massachusetts’ finest craft beers with him for the Back of the Ferry to sample. When beers have travelled such a long distance they deserve respectful amounts of …
Abboccata, the Sultan Iskandar Muda and IFR2013
The Back of the Manly Ferry will be a place to be in Sydney this week, as Sydney Harbour hosts the International Fleet Review. In 1913, the Royal Australian Navy sailed into Sydney for the first time. There were 7 …
Induction – Wardy #49
M W This correspondent was on the late boat home have a “business meeting” with old inductee Don (we don’t see you enough on the Back), when I bumped into a long time follower of BotF’s acquatic and alcoholic antics. …
Induction – Ryan #48
Back of the Ferry’s latest inductee has travelled many miles to join our select and august group. He also joins with great pedigree behind him and bears great gifts for future posts. Ryan is a Bostonian and is friends of …
Oktoberfest at the Redoak
I don’t get to Redoak as often as I should. A visit to one of Sydney’s pioneering boutique beer cafes (2004) last week reminded me why I should go there more often. The food is good, the service is excellent …
Induction – Rod #47
The finest Sydney September in memory is drawing big crowds to the Back of the Ferry. Rod used to be a regular on the “Chugger” as he calls it, but reports of police calling in have driven him to the …
Oktoberfestbier and the Big Potato
This correspondent has just spent a wonderful weekend in and around Robertson. Robertson provides access to some wonderful sights such as Belmore Falls and the Macquarie Pass National Park. Most people know it, however, for what I believe to be …
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