Did you know that when Beaumaris was first subdivided in the mid 19th century, there was provision for a railway and a canal. They didn’t get a train or a canal but they did get a tramway, but even that disappeared by the 1950s. With no trams, trains or canals what’s a suburb supposed to do? Go to bed really early and have long sleepy-byes. Which is why we always have the circle before dinner whenever we’re at SS and WP’s house. Don’t want to disturb those slumbering neighbours. Yes, Beaumaris is the city that always sleeps.
In the couple of daylight hours we had left before Beaumaris went to sleep we had a lovely run through all the tee-tree bushy precincts, all the ovals and reserves, and down to Beach Rd so we could run along the bush path towards Ricketts Point where we had a very Christmassy drink stop. Very green, watery run in gorgeous sunshine. As usual Shoe Shopper served up a magnificent dinner.
Returnees and Visitors
UCT, Crabbo, 3K9, Behind Bars, Jay Walker, Humper.
Run Report
Sweaty Box – Great run with not too many roads, nice green trail through bush and ovals mostly on dirt with protruding logs. The beach was a bitch, the sand exfoliating SB’s delicate English feet. (They don’t have sand on English beaches). The Christmas tree shaped watermelon slices at the drink stop were great fun. Award 1698/1701.
Walk Report
Colours – we were too busy talking to notice. Award 1700/1701.
Charges
- WetPatch and Shoe Shopper for being the hares
- Cooch for turning up late and will be now known as the late GM.
- Mother Trucker for trying to stage a palace coup in the absence of the late GM.
- Mother Trucker for waking the neighbours.
- Hooraytio, Punch, Kokup for achieving a ‘prime number’ of runs.
- Deeper, Astro, Lotsa Fun, Pointy, Humper for arriving very late at the drink stop – always a risky strategy if you actually want a drink.
- Big Ears, Crabbo, Sweaty Box for being on 69 runs.
- Cut Loose for not knowing Astro’s number.
- Lotsa for talking in the circle.
- Gargoyle for screen-printing herself onto her own chest via her custom made Tshirt.
- UCT for forgetting Crabbo’s spare clothes and thus making him exceedingly crabbo.
- Behind Bars, Big Ears, Crabbo, Humper, Mother Trucker, Hooraytio, Just Chris because it was their first time at Beaumaris and they buggered Shoe Shopper’s