Centurions at my Gaff

Current mood: Concerned

The Centurions challenge

Ok after Bass in the Grass weekend I swore that I would never drink again. Maybe never again was a tall order so during the shift that followed the crazy break we were sent camping as the locations we would be walking were to far to drive and walk in a day. So the Monday morning we were all to get gear ready where we were to spend a few nights messing around with camping equipment beyond many peoples wildest dreams hahaha I mean…. I microwave in your tent??? Please this isn’t a rough experience. Or so the bosses would say!! Lets think of a camp site without beers around the fire and tubbed frozen Sunday dinners no grass to walk on but sand and dirt leaving everything shit dirty and your nose full of dirty snot… this guys is not a real good laugh!! Anyway persisting with the job we spent our shift some camping and some back in Maxwell Creak where the main site is based. The following break we would spend catching up with the guys in town and just getting up to the general fun fuelled drinking in the Cav and other locations not to mention a Boxing event where we watched 9 fights the last being a mate of ours (Gaz) making a nock out within 30 seconds of his 1st round. Well done son!

Going back to work after this break was dreaded to be honest as we were sure that we would have to do a full week at this camp site that in all honesty is only fun when walking apart from dinner times of course when we were knocking up steaks and burgers which was a glorious change from eating yesterday lasagne. The walking was quite good though the green ants were in force but walking with the Tiwi lads made things a little better. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned in other bloggs but im now allowed to lead walks making my own decisions on the land restrictions deciding for officials where we can and cant plant.

So me and Sabo taking one route and Rob, Brett and Romeo taking another we were all out doing transects on this pretty tough walking terrain. Loads of low level vegetation and thick grass making visibility poor Sabo and Romeo collectively over the Radios decided to get a bit of a burn going. This was awesome there were bush fires everywhere and on leaving the Block we looked back to see the vegetation was burning nicely. One week prior to what is known on the island as Tiwi Bush burn week our blocks were going beautifully.

So we worked our 9 day shift out with a couple of beers in this stint as the camping out was getting pretty tedious. Being back at Maxwell called for the Amber nectar. Sitting around at nights in Maxwell creek is ok but the focus for me to be honest is how much sleep will I get tonight. We are up and in work for 6am working 12 hour days giving us not to much time for socialising, which is possible if you like walking 15 km in the sunshine of Australia on 5 hours kip. A good night of 10 hours is needed for me hahaha Asia made me lazy. In conversation I think everybody was getting bored of the shift currently being worked so plans for the break were in force. What could we do?? Camping?? ERRRR NAH…. Drinking???? MMMMMMM maybe!

The following night at camp just after dinner the decision was made. Drinking in Darwin can get pricey with the way we carry on so the plan was to get something going at one of our houses. Well loving to have people over I opted for our Gaff and on that things were on!! We were going to do the Centurions Challenge. 100 Shots of any lager or Beer in 100 minutes. The rules were simple. Bring your own slab, when the second hand passes 12 you drink your shot allowing for a 15 second Margin of error on the ‘incase’ you were being sick, having a wee or a poo god forbid. No shots to be taken to the toilet with you and all shots to be drunk in front of the gang taking part. Oooh and if you are sick you are out of the game unless you drink 5 shots to get back in or if you miss the 15 bracket you must drink two shots to get back in plus the shot that would normally be consumed on the stroke of 12.

Rules rules rules but hey its gonna be a tough laugh to say the least. So after a few days of just chilling out around Darwin, Centurions Saturday arrived and me a Brett were to prepare. Ok what was needed?? Beer…eerrrm oh a mop and bucket and I guess crisps of some nature… Doritos ooooh yeah!

So after a little bit of a shop we were back in the house eagerly awaiting the guys for a better part of the day wondering how we would fill the gap!! Brett being an animal cracks open a beer and who am I to pussy out?? Gimme one boss man. So drinking for most of the day at home catching up with our neighbours the time for the challenge arrived the guys turned up slowly and I was plastered hahaha. Ahh well we had a game to play.

The clock hit the wall, we counted down each minute and the shots were coming quickly. Man if you call your mate when your waiting to get out or get on with a made plan and they say to you ill be half an hour the idea of that period of time can potentially drag. Well let me tell you when you are doing a shot a minute those seond go into hiper drive and a minute seems like two seconds. 100 shots is only 5 pints of beer maybe a little over. With the way you drink a shot there is a massive amount of air in your gut after say 20- 30 shots. After say 60 with the obligatory Chip and salsa dip the gass is kicking up a right stink…. Need I say more hahahaha well Brett bless him was the first to burst hahah he could not hold the shit for anybody he was sick everywhere hahahah. Instead of doing 5 shots the boy came back to down 2 tequila’s so fair play after running back to the toilet we allowed him in hahaha.

Every 10 shots matty took a picture and we all completed the game. The plan was to hit the town in our plasterd state but waking up at 5am not knowing what had gone on I was unsure wether I made it to town or not. What I do know is this….. I woke to find my mirror had been broken and the back of head was hurting a lot. Apparently all the lads were play fighting and I was in there…. Who knows?? I also know that for the last 3 days afer I havnt been able to walk properly on my right leg so sitting waiting for hospital appointments has driven me to write my blogg so early hahahah like before.. im never drinking again but until next time…..

Ill see you all on the next mad bash hahaha keep well all of you I miss you all tonnes!

Love from a Brummy

Niki

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