tucked away in the queenstown gardens is the best activity we have. it is free, outdoors and lasts about an hours time! what can this be, you might wonder? frisbee golf of course!!
played exactly like golf, but with a frisbee instead, there are 18 "holes" which are either chain baskets (sounds kinky) or trees which are somehow marked. scored like rego golf, and with the same objective, one tries to get the frisbee in the basket with the least amount of throws. the first time i played i got a 31. over. i wasn't very good. gd got a 9. it was his first time under double digits.
last night, my friends, t, m, and k and i played round. it was near 7 pm but the sun was still shining. the wind was strong and kept us cool, but we had to counter the wind with our throws. good times. good times. this time i got a 21 but we had to skip a few holes due to the twilight movies in the park. so, i guess it doesn't really count...
we had post game drinks and dinner at a lovely pub slash restaurant called Speight's Ale House. one of the oldest buildings in town, (or so it seems)(scholars still debating...) the building is unmistakable in its stony glory. they've got an outdoor seating area with cool built in metal swivel seats and regular ole wooden benches. we got there just before closing and they graciously seated us and provided us quickly with vittles and brewed beverages.
i had the famous Chicken Parcels. famous in that everyone tells me that they are good, and true to their word(s), the parcels were delish. wrapped in flared filo dough pastry was an interesting medley of chicken, creamy melted cheese, chunks of peach and bacon. it was a slightly sweet and savory combination that still lingers in my salival memory tastebuds. the filo dough was flaky and light and golden. there were large chunks of both chicken and peach which indicates to me that they actually care about feeding people. all in all, it was a parcel that i would hesitate to send around to you but i can't so boo.
normally it comes with crispy potatoes which would have been nice, but as i am trying to watch my figure, i got a large salad. and to their credit, they didn't skimp, but i got a rather hefty salad which i couldn't finish. possibly because i ordered kumura fries too. the kumura is similar to a sweet potato and came with sweet chili sauce and sour cream. yum.
the beer, oh yes, let's not forget the beer, was a distinction ale. it is a 5.0% ale that is smooth and on the darker side of an ale. though not as dark as let's say a newcastle brown. not as nutty either. but it was good, easy going down, and complimented the dinner nicely.
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