The 2021 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey...

Graeme Rhodes · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2021 7:32 pm

Nice work Rick.....yes I am just a teensy bit envious.

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:15 pm

There's always next year, Smiley, I'm hopeful of seeing a couple of 'Westerners' :bat 6:

from over your way... :yess:

Meanwhile, sorry 'bout the delay, the events of the weekend caught up with me... :sleep:

...but here's the pics :happy3:

from Ellen Kelly and Polly Shepherd I promised yesterday... :evil3:

Here's a trio :3some:

Ellen and John Kelly, along with Steve Shepherd 'flipping the finger' :upy:

outside the old Finger Wharf, on their arrival for Friday's 'Basin Trials' :tchin:

at Bells Hotel, directly opposite...

Well at least Ned and Shep seem happy to be there... Col, maybe notso much... :snap:

Here's Polly Shepherd's 'family pic' :happy3:

of the Basin Trials participants, :down:

L-R: Pete and Helen Williamson, Ellen Kelly, Rick Pengilly, Col Kelson, Denise Cocks, John Kelly, Polly and Steve Shepherd... [-(

Charlie Staples and Dave Maxwell temporarily missing in action... :obey:

And so, to the 'Main Event', arriving by train, bus, ferry and cab at Circular Quay :3some:

for the start of The 18th Annual RAN Skilled Hands Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey...

...commencing with a hearty breakfast :drink eat:

at the City Edge 24/7 Restaurant at Circular Quay... :scran:

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:36 pm

...And on to Pub #1, the "Fortune of War", claiming to be Sydney's oldest, and the first thing we notice is that George St. has narrowed to a single lane, allowing pubs to erect 'beer gardens' out front... :yess:

As this Google Earth screen dump shows... :omg1:

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:41 pm

For subsequent Rocks Pubs en-route, refer to this updated Annual RAN Skilled Hands Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey 3D Mud Map... :evil3:

It reflects a few venue updates/ venue name changes, such as the City Extra starting point, (it was Jackson's on George,) the optional Argyle, and a name change
to the Munich Bauhaus (formally the Lowenbrau Keller). I may make further enhancements and artistic tweaks, but the route is now firmed up... :drink 42:

Enjoy... :ouzo:

P.S. We're told venue #3, "The Observer" was closed down before the first :20on20:

round of

restrictions kicked in, so nobody's expecting it to re-open any time soon... :dontknow:

After "The Merchantile" we arrive at the "Harbour View Hotel" where on each of our previous Annual RAN Skilled Hands Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokeys we have traditionally posed for the 'family pic'
of our participants... (Sadly, only 13 this year.) :3some:

This pic

was snapped on Polly Shepherd's camera... :happy:

You probably know who's who by now, but one last time, (L to R:) Col (Pussasan) Kelson, Pete (Red) Williamson, John (Ned) Kelly, Helen Williamson, Polly Shepherd, Denise Cocks, Steve (Shep) Shepherd,
Dave Maxwell, Rick (Tricky) Pengilly, Mark (Mobes) Mobley, Ellen Kelly, Brian (Stroppy) Mackenzie, Brian (Charlie) Staples...

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:58 pm

...Then it was on to the legendary "Hero of Waterloo"...

...a Pub of special significance to some... :roll:

...eventually arriving at "The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel", where Shep adheres to the regulation to wear masks to order from every bar, after firstly proving your Covid sign

status on your mobile... :sheeesh:

Lunch at "The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel" I'm reminded that this historic Rocks landmark is up for sale, and Manger of 46 years, :omg1:

Martin 'Marty' Longhurst reckons when the pub goes, he'll go too...! :obey:

There's few venues better suited to accommodating 20-plus MOBIs, Muppets and Missus on one table, and Marty has always steered my booking past Sonya the Food and Function Ogre over the last 18 years...

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:00 pm

It was then on to "The Palisade", updated a few years ago after languishing abandoned for quite a few years, now offering great views over Barangaroo and The Rocks from its laid-back rooftop beer garden...

I think Ellen can hear Sydney Harbour Bridge calling...!!! :yess:

Here's the pic I took of Barangaroo Saturday, taken from "The Palisade"...

On departing "The Palisade", in rapid succession was the "Captain Cook", then the "Australian Hotel"...

...followed by the "Glenmore", the "Munich Bauhaus" and the "Orient", but by then, be it exhaustion or whatever, nobody was taking any more pics...! :happy3:

We actually returned to City Extra for dinner... :drink eat:

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:05 pm

Whilst, Pete and Helen Williamson, Denise Cocks and myself were happy having a relaxed Sunday breakfast :drink eat:

at Cremorne Point Manor...

...then a leisurely drive :driving:

back to the NSW Central Coast...

...a quartet of raving lunatics :3some:

tried to prove they're 19 and bullet-proof, opting to follow up their Saturday 13-pub Rocks Pub Crawl with a leisurely stroll atop Sydney Harbour Bridge...! :pharque:

S, all four of youse...! #-o

All I could do was gape at the pics :happy3:

in awe and wonderment :omg1:

and

new-found respect :notworthy:

as I recalled the sticker on my fridge which reads: :evil3:

Seejay · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:15 pm

There's something to be said for a lack of hair, isn't there?

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:43 pm

Seejay wrote:

There's something to be said for a lack of hair, isn't there?

That's it...!!! :yess:

I knew there was a reason I didn't join them... :hoho:

Chippy Ned · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:35 pm

The wind was so strong on top of the bridge, it blew Shep's and my hair off. Not to worry though, we picked it up at the Opera House the next day. :finga:

The 2021 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey...

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