Last of the Steps

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Mon 29 Feb 2016 23:07
Last of the Steps From and Down to Cammeray Marina
 
 
 
 
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Whilst we have been very, very happy here at Cammeray Marina and the exercise has done us both so much good – it is time to move on tomorrow. Before we do, today we have saved the zoo until last and feel the need to share what leaving Beez for the day entails. Ten to nine – lock up. Take the sixty or so strides along our finger berth, along the jetty, up the ramp and say ‘Good Morning’ to whoever is in the office. Twenty more strides to the first lot of steps. Just six, then turn right. Seven here and then turn sharp left. Fourteen to come alongside the sign.
 
 
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The easy bits.
 
 
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The half way mark then the higgle-de-piggledies.
 
 
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Up by the pipes to the parcel box up and off to the left, then the killer bit.
 
 
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Pop out at the top of the steps, panting hard – we met a chap at the top one morning who has been here for five years, he says it gets no easier. This did reassure us a little, then he said “all the young cycling-cum-hard-men-types pant at the top too, you know”. Now that did make us feel better. The next bit is up a slope to the far corner, first right is steep [to Folly Point roundabout – thoughtfully named] then the next right is twice as steep – my least favourite bit.
 
 
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The next bit is a slope but you know the flat bit is coming up by the parked car. Then just to what looks like then end of the road, turn right and collapse at the bus shelter to get heart rate back to normal. Each morning we have set off – trying to set off at ten to nine to catch the nine twelve bus to town. Fastest speed, six minutes. Most times in one day – me two up and two down but brave Bear had one day of three each way when I first went into hospital. There is always more to see, especially in a city like Sydney but we have given it a ‘good go’, I’m only about fifty blogs behind......... and there is always an easy excuse to stay longer but we feel it’s time to move, potentially forty eight stops over the next 1872 miles to be in Cairns toward the end of June. And we know what we are like, keep staying, keep staying, then a mad blast at the end always wishing we had more time. So off we go on the morrow. Beez Neez is thrilled too, the naughty cockatoos have eaten one of our flags at the top of the mast, killed the windex and something went clonk on the deck just now............. up there asap to see what the so-and-sos have been up to.
A BIG Thank You to everyone here, the time has flown by, we have been made so very welcome.
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL MY KNEES ARE THRILLED
                     THE TIME IS RIGHT