Getting to Synergy Parkland from near Sir Charles Gairdener hospital

[sqbr]

So I'm tossing up going to the swancon bbq. On the one hand, it's an awful lot of effort, on the other I would like to go(*). Cam is plausibly going to be too busy to give me a lift, and I don't want to organise a lift with anyone else in case I suddenly have to cancel. (The energy it takes to be there far outweighs the energy it takes to get there assuming I can find a low-walking public transport option)

Anyway, after much messing about with the Transperth website (and ringing their info line who had no idea what suburb Kings Park was in), looking at google maps it occurred to me that the best way to get there might be to catch a bus to the corner of winthrop ave/thomas rd and walk through the park.

Is this plausible? I don't think I've ever entered the park from that side so I have no clue and don't want to end up looking up at a cliff or fence or something (like I would if I took the transperth site's advice and caught the cat to Mounts Bay hospital. Clearly their algorithm does not consider vertical distance)

(*)I know they said to rsvp, but since I couldn't eat much last time, and now my diet's even MORE restrictive, I can't see me turning up being much of an inconvenience. I'll bring my own munchies and pay a donation like I did last time.

Comments

[lauredhel.livejournal.com]

I can't really see that any bus would get you much closer to that bit of parkland than you already are at Charlies! The closest major intersection is Winthrop and Aberdare. (I'm not sure what you mean by corner of Winthrop and Thomas - they're the same road.)

I don't suppose you can afford to grab a cab, if you can't walk it? Charlies to Synergy should be less than a five minute drive - and that's only because cars have to go the long way round. As the crow flies, it's well under half a km.

Or is it in a different part of the park, and someone mistyped somewhere?

[alias_sqbr]

Oops, yes, that's where I meant.

Oh yes, a taxi is a definite possibility to cover any final hurdles, but then I'd still want to minimise distance :)