So the Mariners were playing Auckland that night at Central Coast Stadium, with the kick-off scheduled for 7.35pm. My fellow gaming buddy, Mariner supporter and occasional drinking companion Gerry and I had been making plans for a week to go to this game.
However, the weather intervened that day, storm clouds gathered and the drizzle set in. Text messages were swapped. I could, if I felt like it, walk up the road from my place to the nearby Everglades Country Club and see Australian band Regurgitator or even just stay at home to watch it. Gerry then suggested why not head over to his place in Ourimbah and watch the game there. It would be better than sitting at home by oneself and neither of us wanted to be at the stadium getting wet. We had done that enough times already over the years. I agreed, hoping to get away before the rain got heavier.
And it did. I did make it to Gerry's, but ended up quite damp though despite wearing a raincoat. We then waited for a gap in the weather to get a bite to eat and some drinks. It was less than a five minute drive to the nearest bottlo and a decent variety of takeaway establishments for us to choose from. We opted for the quick and easy Kebab and Burger Bar on the Pacific Highway not far from the train station. Seeing we were the only ones there at the time, we didn't have long to wait. A chicken schnitzel burger each and a small chips between us and that was all we needed.
It turned out to be the right call. A very satisfactory meal to suit the occasion and reasonably priced as well. The rain though would ease up before game time, however, looking at the sparsely populated stands during the broadcast we obviously weren't the only ones to give the game a miss that night. We can make up for it on New Year's Eve with the double header against Brisbane.
However, the weather intervened that day, storm clouds gathered and the drizzle set in. Text messages were swapped. I could, if I felt like it, walk up the road from my place to the nearby Everglades Country Club and see Australian band Regurgitator or even just stay at home to watch it. Gerry then suggested why not head over to his place in Ourimbah and watch the game there. It would be better than sitting at home by oneself and neither of us wanted to be at the stadium getting wet. We had done that enough times already over the years. I agreed, hoping to get away before the rain got heavier.
It turned out to be the right call. A very satisfactory meal to suit the occasion and reasonably priced as well. The rain though would ease up before game time, however, looking at the sparsely populated stands during the broadcast we obviously weren't the only ones to give the game a miss that night. We can make up for it on New Year's Eve with the double header against Brisbane.
All the best for the festive period! Cheers!
P.S: Last week I managed to get a long overdue writing project finished and uploaded. Blutmunth: A Trial by Combat, is my fourth novel which has been decades in the making. I started work on the tenth and final version of the book prior to Xmas last year with the goal of getting it online before Xmas this year, which I just managed to do. It is currently available on Drive Thru Fiction for $4 AU along with my three part Feudball fantasy football series. Be advised, you need a DTF account with adult content enabled to access the page.
All links correct at time of posting.
Food image taken by Geoff G Turner (c) 2025.
Food image taken by Geoff G Turner (c) 2025.
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