Some memories hey, I must be 10 yrs your junior. Lived there from 80 to 2005. Didn't hit a nightclub till 89 and underage, Cocktails n Dreams and I wore a tie lol.
Before then life was about milkshakes, Grundys and waterslides.
Was full swing 1990, grade 11. I was a skeg, everything revolved around the surf even school. Use to surf at 4-5 o'clock in the morning hungover and all, using the spot lights that shined out from Raptis plaza, then head up a block to our normal break, the Chateau Hotel. The old pushie was transport.
Lived mostly at main beach, surfers and chevron Island.
Bombay Rock was just before my time to partake but I remember clearly driving with mum to drop dad off there. The big sign near the overhead pedestrian bridge "BOMBAY ROCK WANTS YOU"
The Beer garden was a good spot for a long time, especially during the day with pool tables. Remember when they put up the whole Holden Sandman panel van up out the front?
Well Fisho's was just the best for that Sunday session, always decent live bands, cheap jugs of beer then came bourbon time. Rarely a fight all day there, even though nearly everyone got very very messy. Soak some pi$$ up with a punnet of chips from the bayermarie. The woft of herb every 5 minutes. I'm surprised I remember this much but I do because I went there a lot.
Some clubs, The Rose n Crown, Players, The Esplanade, Beach Road, Billy's Beach House but usually ended up at The Party.
The Penthouse, Melbas, The Tunnel. I can't remember the one that was taken over by the Surfers RSL, a dive but cheap drinks good music and potential suitors lol.
Many many wild things you see the ladies do on the streets of Cavil in the early hours.
Anyway that about all I can remember from those days atm too. RIP herbs.
