Author: Rosie

The Ballerina and The Buffoon have a cunning plan…by introducing Rosie and The Operator to the ‘delights’ of their regional brew and them being full fee paying recipient’s of a tour of the distillery, Ballerina and The Buffoon get to tour for free if they sign up as Bundaberg Rum Ambassadors….oh, that’s a free tour and free samples and a free discount book of booze savings.  The only catch, you have to be local to be an Ambassador.

Being at river level gives you a totally different perspective of the city, the riverside apartments tower over you and those lucky enough to own homes on the riverside…well, the private jetties with boats moored alongside speaks volumes for the wealth here in the city.  River spray was mingling with a slight drizzle that had begun to fall. 

Pinkyfluff had our ferry timings worked out perfectly, we alighted at the Queens St Wharf and were heading through town to The City Hall…we had an appointment with the Lord Mayor at 3.00pm…well kind of…..The city centre is leafy and green, beautiful sandstone and Victorian buildings with lacy balconies tower of you, towering over them are the new generation sky scrapers and the blue sky peeps out behind them all.

The journey from the bridge down to this flat area was a little hair raising.  A steep alley had to be negotiated…The Operator (under his breath) preferred it if Rosie walked…Rosie was a little apprehensive…and, buoyed by a little drunkenness thought, what the hell.  The Operator gave Rosie the game plan….