Belle and I took off at 5pm last night to head off for our first ever foray with the Sydney City Bomb Squad. We aimed to meet with everyone at Central by 6:30pm. We parked down near the Quay and skated to Central. Being school holidays there were about 30 riders so it was a great turn out and a great vibe. We took off down through Haymarket heading for the Entertainment Centre carpark...there was an event on so we kept going. We rolled along past the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. It certainly is some spectacle to see 30 or so riders all in a vague formation skating along the Sydney Harbour Foreshore. We were busy dodging pedestrian traffic but by and large I think the tourists thought it was pretty cool. First stop was Maritime Museum driveway. There is a sensational grade for the team to slide and bomb. There was the odd bus parked in front of the museum but that did not stop the team. A lot of the riders are seriously outstanding at sliding and I can see why their wheels don't last too long. I was told that security would turn up but they did a 'No Show'. We thought to call them to see if they were OK. After some considerable time at Maritimo we rolled along through Pyrmont towardthe Anzac Bridge. There was a run which was pretty quick where the guys could get a tuck going. Belle and I were unfamiliar so we were doing a lot of foot braking. I am sure that the next time it will be different. We left at around 8pm and headed back for a bite to eat at the M's, before skating back to the car. What a blast. Sydney City Bomb Squad - enormous respect.
