♥️🌿🦜Singles Walk - Merri‑Ck Flirt Trail, Smith Street Social - 11km+🦜

🌿💘 Eat Drink Dance Melbourne: The Merri‑Creek Flirt‑Trail & Smith Street Twilight Social

11km + 3 km optional extension to a Collingwood pub

Saturday 8 August
12:00 PM meet • 12:15 PM sharp departure (no waiting for stragglers)

Ages: 30–55 | Singles only | No married or seperated people | New couples maybe… if they’re very new
People: Max 20
Furry 4 legged Friends: Welcome

💘 The Vibe
A winter‑weekend wander for singles who enjoy slow‑burn flirtation, lush scenery, and cheeky social energy. This is a creek‑side adventure, a CERES café treat‑stop, an optional Convent exit, and a Smith Street finale that dissolves into dinner, drinks, and warm inner‑city pub glow.

Please note: This event is waitlisted.
I want a balanced gender mix, i.e even numbers of girls and guys. I have a creep code operating and event expectations around no shows, read on for how that works.

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ The Route (A Flirt‑Trail in Two Acts)

Act I — The Merri Creek Slow‑Burn (≈ 11 km)
We begin at Merlynston Station, gather, mingle, and roll out at 12:15 PM sharp — no late arrivals, no dramatic platform sprints.
Then we slip onto the Merri Creek Trail, following its curves, wetlands, and winter greenery.

Expect weekend wildlife making cameo appearances:

• Wattlebirds doing their loud, chaotic commentary
• Rainbow lorikeets gossiping overhead
• Dusky moorhens strutting like they own the wetlands
• Crested pigeons pretending to be shy
• The occasional friendly dog who thinks you’re flirting with them
• That soft Melbourne winter light that makes everyone look 10% more intriguing

We pause at CERES Café for warm hands, warm food, and warmer conversations — the midpoint where people relax, open up, and start deciding who they want to walk beside for the second half.

Optional exit:
At the Abbotsford Convent (11 km), anyone ready to wrap up can peel off gracefully--

Act II — The Capital City Trail Finale (≈ 2.5 km)
For the adventurous (and the romantically optimistic), we continue along the Capital City Trail, weaving through inner‑Melbourne streets until we reach Smith Street, Collingwood.

Here, we settle into a warm, luxurious inner‑city pub — the kind with soft lighting, good acoustics, and the perfect ambience for:

• Post‑walk debriefs
• Playful banter
• Dinner
• Drinks
• And the gentle thrill of a Saturday night among new friends

🧣 What to Bring

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Snacks + water
• Winter layers
• A playful, open attitude
• Curiosity for strangers who might not stay strangers

⚠️ Group Rules & Event Etiquette ⚠️
These are basic, commonsense standards that keep events safe, smooth, and enjoyable for everyone.

💘 Flirtation Guidelines
This is a social event, not a pressure cooker.Don’t be pushy about phone numbers — let the moment offer itself
Don't send unsolicited messages, get in person permission first
If the vibe is mutual, go for it
Become a regular — I’ll be testing this format over 3–4 events
You’ll likely see the same lovely humans again at future singles nights/events or Eat Drink Dance “open” events

The goal is to build a small, recurring ecosystem where people feel comfortable, familiar, and relaxed enough to be themselves.

👟 Fitness Requirements
Walking: 3–4 km/hr. Moderate fitness. enough to walk 15 km with limited stops

We walk at a relaxed pace. Please ensure you meet the fitness level for the event. If the group is forced to wait excessively, you may be asked to leave the event.

⛹️ Pace: Too Fast or Too Slow
Small social events rely on staying together. If you prefer a very different pace, consider going solo, joining a faster/slower group, or choosing events that match your fitness.

👩‍💼 Time Constraints
If you’re on a tight schedule, this may not be the right event. Social activities rarely run exactly on time.

👥Waitlist & Gender Ratios
To keep things balanced and comfortable:
Event capped at 12 people to test interest, if my star signs are in favour I may increase this to 20

Generally guys admitted only after a woman registers (to maintain ratios) at my discretion.

Female Privilege: New Idea
There is usually a waitlist of men. The first female that discretely messages the organiser gets first dibs on any guy that is on the waitlist to have him included. Assuming this occurs within 12 hours of being put into the going list. Otherwise the organiser chooses.

Women can be a little flaky (we love them anyway), so I may accept 1–2 extra

🧭The Creep Code
A refined social compass keeps the vibe safe, fun, and drama‑free.
So: No married/Seperated individuals or those already coupled up (generally)
No Tinder Swindler‑style minglers

Guys: Please Take Special Note
Must have a clear face photo (no sunglasses, no blurry shadows, no “mysterious man in witness protection”)
Don't send unsolicited messages, that's creep gold

⚠️Don't obscure your identity in other words.

No wide shots taken from a distance where you can't be identified.
No yacht/car/jet flexing — if your profile screams “crypto‑adjacent”, you will be gently declined.
If you are declined, update your profile photo to something less creepy and more classy

Girls: No restrictions — privacy and safety first”

⚠️ CRITICAL EXPECTATIONS ⚠️

👻 No‑Shows
No‑shows block waitlisted people from attending and disrupt small-group events.

****Remove yourself at least 24 hours before the event to give waitlist people a enough notice to attend.

• No‑shows will be removed from the group.
• Cancellations (“flaking”) within 24 hours of the evevt start will result in group removal, especially when there is a waitlist. and no communication

👀** Attending Without Being on the Going List**

• This is a security issue.
• Do NOT turn up unannounced.
• If you’re not on the Going list and haven’t arranged it with the organiser beforehand, you will be asked to leave. Event check‑ins are performed.

⏰ Late Arrivals
If you’re late, the group will not wait.

You will be marked as a No‑Show and removed from the group
Messages are not monitored after the event starts.
*It’s your responsibility to communicate and catch up—before the street of the event, this may not be possible for some events.

🎲Second Chances
If something goes wrong, communicate with the organiser. Silence + poor behaviour = removal. Communication + accountability = second chances. As the organiser is busy organising this may be impossible during the event.

🚩Disclaimer: No Liability & Organiser Indemnity
By participating in this event, you acknowledge and accept full personal responsibility for your own safety, wellbeing, and belongings. The organiser assumes no liability for injury, loss, or damage incurred during the activity. Participation is entirely at your own risk.