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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Any coast trip North is not complete without a visit to Byron Bay – even at the most packed and crazy time of the year, Christmas to New Year. Wategos and the Pass were producing the bluest waves and the …
Macksville Pubs
This BotF correspondent is doing the long drive up the Pacific Highway from Sydney, where he will ultimately finish at Rainbow Beach, near Fraser Island. An emotional reunion with TfT awaits. If possible a drive like this is best done …
Quayle Summer Ale – Praise the Lord
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel is an old timer on the Australian Craft Beer scene. According to their website, they started brewing on-site in 1985 and they’ve been going strong ever since. The Lord Nelson Hotel is a must-visit for …
A ferry tradition begins, whilst another one ends
From what I can gather, the Manly Ferry has, in one form or another, been going since 1855 or for 156 years. This correspondent’s been availing himself of its delights for about 10 years and Back of the Ferry has …
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Induction – Phil #32
For as long I can remember Phil’s been on the Back of the Ferry. His dedication to the stern is legendary, as he catches a train from Hurstville, just to get to the ferry. Phil’s been doing this trip for …
Induction – Rob #31
It’s been a while between new inductions. Tonight’s induction session had good weather and a bloke that understood BotF tradition. Rob hails from the ‘Gong and currently lives in the UK. He enjoyed everything the Back of the Ferry had …
Rosita, 1906 and a nice rack at Braza Churrascaria
This BotF correspondent avoids Darling Harbour as much as he can. Primarily because it is in the opposite direction to the ferry from my work, but also the restaurants and bars in this area tend to be of the over-priced, …
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Brass Belgium Pilsener & the Williams River, Crown Gold & the Allyn River
To the North and the North East of Dungog is the Barrington Tops National Park. There’s no shortage of rivers that flow out of the Barrington Tops, and with recent rains they are flowing healthily (for Australian rivers anyway). This …
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Pot, Kettle, Black and a couple of Brisbane pubs
It seems like an eon ago, but this BotF correspondent was recently in Brisbane. There wasn’t much spare time to sample Brisbane’s delights and I was restricted by location. I spent some of my formative years (age 9-11) in Brisbane. …
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