Saturday 08/04/23 - Vic Park

Trav’s B’day drinks finish at 11pm at Vic Park Hotel with Trav, me & Chris, I have had a bit to drink but don’t really want to go to the Vic Park/Carlisle train stations as they sound shifty and not in the mood for this. In hindsight maybe I should have gone there but I felt like walking.

It is 11:04pm, I start walking west from Vic Park towards the city. Head down Albany Hwy and after some walking make it to the Causeway. This area is somewhere I rarely venture to. I cross Heirisson Island, not too shifty and make it into East Perth. I’m planning to head north to make it to one of the train stations but I’m concerned that I might miss the train and have to wait an hour, I decide maybe I should look for a scooter but eventually see buses drive by so wait about 15 mins and catch one from Fraser Suites area to the bus depot next to Elizabeth Quay. This saves me about 2km’s of walking. Now it is 12am and I realise that I have missed the 12am train to Freo 😕. In hindsight I should have just checked the journey planner on Transperth website but I was tired and a little drunk so didn’t think of this. With the new airport train line the Freo train times have changed so I honestly have no idea what time these trains are departing anymore. I digress.

Making my way out of the bus depot is never a simple task. I go up stairs and then find an exit and then manage to find some more stairs. I make it out onto the road near Mill St, I decide I am finally going to try a scooter out so walk up to quiet location at top of Woodside Building. The scooter is so stressful trying to get it to operate etc, I ride it up over the fwy to West Perth and then it stops operating because I am in a restricted area. I have to carry / ride it like a normal scooter until I get away from Parliament House and it starts working again. I ride it up to West end of West Perth and then part ways; this was stressful as the GPS was not matching with the parking area and journey would not end. I was so angry and it started to rain too.

I walk through Subi, go to the gym to use the bathroom and load up on water. I keep walking down Hay St and make it home about 1am, I hear the train about 10 mins later so I beat the 1am train home at least. Was a solid walk, like 6km’s. The following day I spend recovering until 6pm, but it is the Easter long weekend so it is ok. Solid.

Sat 25/03/23 - Zambreros, Aviary & Marketgrounds

Make it out by 730pm which is crazy for me but I am more organised now. Go to Zambreros in NB for some food, was good but NB still a little shifty. Go to the Aviary because there doesn’t seem to be many bars in that area so Aviary is the best option. It is pretty busy so we have to wait in line for awhile. JC & I are in there for awhile just drinking, Jas bumps into his Sudanese work friend while we are lining up for the bar. This guy (Charlie) is nice and is pretty strong. We have shots, Charlie buys shots for two women as well and is keen on them. Because there are three of us now, the pace seems to quicken and both Charlie and myself feel tipsy. The atmosphere is good though and I am going hard on the ear plugs as the music is pretty loud.

We drink for a bit and Charlie goes outside to meet one of his friends in line and JC and I decide to go to Marketgrounds as it is exactly 10pm now and Kristen and her friends will be going there soon.

We line up and get in quick. It is pretty busy inside and maybe about 1030 Kristen and her friends arrive. Later on we are sitting down outside and there is some drama as two of her friends are out near the bus depot fighting (guy and girl, both are young) so eventually everyone except me leaves Marketgrounds to calm them down whilst I guard like 6 drinks that JC has just bought. 

It is literally like 40 mins before Jas gets back in and then later Kristen. I notice my rival is here again and this time he is solo - he legitimately has been at Marketgrounds every time I’ve been there during the last 18 months. I have had 8 drinks by this stage and am keen to leave but stay until after 1am with JC & K before we leave.

I missed the train so walk and try to hire one of the scooters outside of Watertown. I had to take a helmet selfie before the scooter would operate and this was stressing me out so I burn about 15 mins in this process and then keep walking. I keep walking through West Perth and then Subi. It is taking so long so I don’t make it back home until 225. Was good to go out, always makes me feel so alive and happy.