Day 242 - Sunday 27 August - Beers to cure the alcohol fog

Day 242

Sunday

27 August 2017 –

Bonogin – Burleigh

Oh, maybe Margarita and Mexican Madness last night wasn’t the best idea! I woke a little foggy this morning and feeling quite dehydrated and I wasn’t the pissy one, so the others would be feeling worse. I read my book for while as the fog slowly lifted. Paul seemed to be managing ok considering his big day yesterday and at 8.30am he was happy to get out.

I had a shower, which helped to wake me up somewhat and once there was food in my belly the world was beginning to right again. We both sat down to the devices to do our homework that had been neglected of late.

I felt like I needed to walk in the fresh air, so we did a quick trek to the creek and back, chatting to a couple with a dog. When we returned, we continued with the work and then John and Anthony turned up to fix the horse float, so Paul stepped out to give them a hand as they chatted.

Scott eventually surfaced looking a little worse for wear and stating he couldn’t remember going to bed. Kirsty wasn’t overly impressed with him, so he was trying to stay out of her way for a bit.

We sat in the shade of the annex chatting, while the boys had a hair of the dog in the hope it would help set them straight. We discussed heading out as planned and then Scott returned to the house to face the music and sort out a plan.

At 1pm we were finally ready to make a move, our initial plans had been thwarted due to the big night last night and instead we just made our way to Balter Brewing where Paul could try the beers. This brewery is owned by a group of surfers including Mick Fanning, though they weren’t around today, in fact the place was dead due to the Mayweather v McGregor Fight.

We ordered our drinks and some food from the food truck then sat about chatting, as has become the norm. Paul and Scott were both underwhelmed by the beers and the general atmosphere and by the time they were done we were ready to move on and revisit Burleigh Brewing.

This place was a little more happening, with more of a crowd and a live musician. We reacquainted ourselves with John the bar manager, ordered and found a place to sit outside, enjoy the tunes and company. The boys were well into it now and were continually back with new beers. Both of them are social butterflies and were constantly dragging new people into conversations. In the end I had to drag them away and say it was time to head home.

We stopped in at Mudgeereba shops and then finally we were home and annoying Kirsty who was still feeling a little seedy. We chatted inside for a while but then decided it was best for us to make an exit and get our own dinner and hang out. 

I got busy with photos, Paul’s reviews and the blog. We heard from Nigel who runs the beer FB page and we are going to be amping up our involvement, so watch this space. It seems this is starting to really gather momentum so who knows where it will finish up, go figure!