Today we are making our way to
Australia's World Famous
Daly Waters Pub
WE ARE EXCITED!!!
As you can see
It doesn't take much to excite us!
We woke fairly early this morning & were very relieved to discover we
survived our night
@
Attack Creek!
survived our night
@
Attack Creek!
Sunrise over Attack
Wow!~~~We didn't even have the doona on the bed last night
it was that warm!
The temps are rising back up!!
Yeeeha!!
Enough is enough of that cold weather!
How lucky though, as we have not had a winter yet since we left home 13 months ago!
Yeeeha!!
Enough is enough of that cold weather!
How lucky though, as we have not had a winter yet since we left home 13 months ago!
Well
Today we set off in record time which is rare for us, no matter what we do
we never seem to get on the road before nine!
Today was a first!
It is 8.50 am & we are off & running
in the race to get a site at this
Today we set off in record time which is rare for us, no matter what we do
we never seem to get on the road before nine!
Today was a first!
It is 8.50 am & we are off & running
in the race to get a site at this
Iconic Pub's camp grounds
We had so many vaners over take us along the way
Ha Ha!....Our turn!!
We arrived @ Daly Waters about lunch time!
Husband's looking very pleased with this place & he hasn't even gone inside yet!!!!
Inside & our eyes scanned the room in amazment!!
We have never seen so much paraphernalia!!!
Every inch of this place is covered!
From...bra's, hats & money
to
undies, shirts & shoes & that is just the half of it!
Wow!!
You name it they hang it!
I was talking to this man about all the stuff hanging in there!
He went on to tell me he had been coming here for years,
he continued on with this story......
One night he was sitting @ the bar chatting to this backpacker woman,
as the beers went down some of the other male patrons started telling her she should hang her bra up there with the rest of them.....No she kept replying, until very late in the night & a few too many she just ripped off her top
un did her bra & threw it up there!
She then picked up her top & walked off home to bed......Topless!
Mmmmm......
No wonder that man keeps coming back here year after year!
And so another bra was added to their collection!
I bet all the others didn't get up there like that one did!!
Anyway
I was talking to this man about all the stuff hanging in there!
He went on to tell me he had been coming here for years,
he continued on with this story......
One night he was sitting @ the bar chatting to this backpacker woman,
as the beers went down some of the other male patrons started telling her she should hang her bra up there with the rest of them.....No she kept replying, until very late in the night & a few too many she just ripped off her top
un did her bra & threw it up there!
She then picked up her top & walked off home to bed......Topless!
Mmmmm......
No wonder that man keeps coming back here year after year!
I bet all the others didn't get up there like that one did!!
Anyway
Back to business!
After booking our site
we booked in for tonights dinner
The main menu was
we booked in for tonights dinner
The main menu was
Beef & Barramundi on the Barbie
You could choose from
1/2 & 1/2
1/2 & 1/2
or all Barra or all Beef
This place is famous for this meal, so here's hoping?
Our mouths are watering for some good seafood!
Our mouths are watering for some good seafood!
We find it so hard to get good food out!
Every where we choose usually serve up rubbish!
Anyway
I chose all fish
Mark the half & half
There are 3 sittings, & seeing as we are usually in bed by 8.30!
The 6.30pm sitting was for us!
The guy behind the bar went on to add...Happy hour is 4.30pm till 5.30pm
We toss a coin
you choose heads or tails
If you win you don't pay!
If you loose you pay!
Too easy!
The guy behind the bar went on to add...Happy hour is 4.30pm till 5.30pm
We toss a coin
you choose heads or tails
If you win you don't pay!
If you loose you pay!
Too easy!
He then told us politely where to go....
If you drive down to the gate
Ivan will come out & escort you to your site
Ivan will come out & escort you to your site
Oh Ok!
How good is that!
I don't have to do it!
I don't have to do it!
Although, i am getting better these days @ giving the
directions on to our sites...I suppose i should, after a year of doing it!
At the gate we waited & next minute along comes
Ivan????
Ivan????
This blond lady walks in front of us, arms going in all directions
waving us to follow her
waving us to follow her
we did & in our spot she directed us!
Too easy!!
Wish we could take her to every park with us!!!
Wish we could take her to every park with us!!!
Mark said to me....Was that woman Ivan???
Mmmm..... Strange name we thought but hey,
they breed em tough up here in
they breed em tough up here in
The Territory!
Not even the dam flys die when they are sprayed a hundred times!!
It is 1pm & everyone has beers in their hands!
I think this might have something to do with the atmosphere & the temperature!
I had a cardigan on when we left Attack Creek this morn
even though it was quite warm down there
even though it was quite warm down there
you can feel how much warmer it gets the more we move up!
Time to pack the winter woollies
it's now singlets & shirts all the way!
Before Ivan
{which i am sure, is not really her name}
left us she rattled off a spiel that went something like this....
Don't keep your hose permanently connected to our taps, you can fill your tanks then
un plug it!
un plug it!
No Water For The Pub
means
No Beer For You!
OK....Sounds logical to us!!!
OK....Sounds logical to us!!!
Once we set up camp & had our showers
it was nearly time for happy hour, so we decided to head on over to the pub!
We met up with these people who were travelling in tents with their families
What characters they were!!!
The two guys absolutely hilarious!!!
Out of the blue in the very beginning of our happy hour session
when we first met them, one of the guys said to me.....
You look like a
Shazza
we have a friend Shazza & you look just like her!
Ha ha..... That is funny i said cause my name is
Sharon
They thought this very funny {why i don't know??}
They then said to Mark.... Is your name Barry??
I answered that question
No....but my first husbands name was!
This they thought even more hillarious as they blurted out
Ha ha ha!
"Shazza & Bazza"
That was just the begining of the silly fun night which was to follow!
Well with happy hour now in full swing & losses at the toss becoming very common practice with usHer very stern reply
Mark decides to ask the bar maid {who reminded us of a Helga type.... Big build, blond & stern!!} to toss his coin?
NO!.....Do you want to pay me now for your beer or what???
Oh boy, she is a bit of a cranky old, smarty bum
i thought & Mark i think you should shut up!
No not my Husband
he goes on to dig his hole a little bit deeper!
Well show me the coin then
She ignored him & tossed the coin
he called & lost, she walked away!
&
with that Mark said....
GESTAPO WOMAN!
Oh No!
I looked at her & could tell that she had heard him!
She gave him the worst death stare!
Mind you we are all in fits of laughter by now,
Well, all except for her that is!!
She just continued to ignore him all night!
Glad it was Mark, usually it is me that opens my
big mouth & puts my big foot in it!
Phew!!! How lucky we didn't get kicked out!!!!
Three blind men!!
2 hours later & way too much beer in our bellies, it was time now to settle down, so we ventured out to the beer garden,
to try out
their claim to fame
Barra & Steak
BBQ
At least he cant get in to trouble while his mouth is full!
Ha ha ha!!!
Oh boy now that was well worth every cent of it's
$27.00
Really Really Good!
The entertainment followed with this
Comic Bushy Guy, who recited some very funny poetry,
sang a song or three & told some very funny tales!
What a fantastic night!!!
Time to leave now & waddled off home we did!!
That was the best night we have had out for some time!
Sooo funny!
Our jaws are still aching!!!!!
Next morn we packed up & set off with our seedy heads
to
Mataranka Hot Springs!
guess who we ran into along the way?
Our funny friends from last night!
Quick dip & off we are again, this time to Katherine for a couple of days!
The dip was nice & quite refreshing, the tempreture is a constant 34 degrees!
I was not that impressed with it though, to me it was not very
natural looking with it's cement walls & Pebble crete steps!
Oh well it is another of those you just have to do it places!
We are driving straight through to Katherine from here which is
about a 100kms up the road!
Woah!.....I just looked up to see this big dead
roo in the middle of the road !
As Mark just swerved to miss it!
Thank Heavens he did!
Oh Boy...That was close!
That could have been very bumpy & messy indeed!
The road from
Daly Waters to Katherine
was strewn with dead Kangaroo's
plus one very slow, live tortise making his way across the road...
Good luck little fellow we thought, we could only hope he made it!!
Katherine here we are!
Katerhine is much nicer (we feel) than
Alice Springs!
The main street is definetly more inviting !!
They even have music playing from big speakers along the medium strip!
We booked into the Low Level Caravan Park which is just out of town for 2 nights
We usually always start off booking 2 nights @ a time
just incase we don't like it or we decide to move on
that way we are not comitted!
We unwound out side with a cold bev & low & behold
who do we spot camped up the road a bit?
Yep....Our last nights
Pub People!
How bizzare everyone is on the same route & all following one another!
Katherine Gorge was our next sight seeing adventure!
We went in to the info centre at the begining of the Gorge to see what was on offer!
There were lots of walks to choose from!
Us not being very good tourists, chose the smallest of them!
Plus by now we are starting to get a tad bit
Rocked out!
This walk will take us up to the first viewing platform & is rated moderate!
Well here we go again!
Havaianas on & off we go!
As we walked around the bottom of the bank,
it was very sandy & close to the waters edge.
My immediate thoughts of course race to....Crocodiles!!
& with my fears growing
i do a quick run up to the first of
many steps we are about to climb! Some of these steps were natural & some man made!
Mark stopped counting them @ about a hundred
he estimated there would have to have been at least 200!
Come on Husband...You can do it!
Once at the top, the view was worth the climb!
It is pretty but in our opinion, no where near as stunning as our favorite
Lawn Hill Gorge in Qld
She was
Absolutley Spectacular!
LAWN HILL GORGE!
Well, tomorrow will see us in
Darwin
where the holiday part will end & the
work part will begin again!
Although we do plan on going to
Kakadu (or as some say Kakadont) & Litchfield National Parks
from our base in Darwin
Wow!.... Cant wait for that one!
We will store the van in Darwin & tent it down there for a week or so!
We both love camping!
From the open fire, fishing, the yummy camp fire food,
getting up close & personal with nature
&
just enjoying the simple things in life!
Heaven!
There is such a difference though between
Camping & Caravaning!
One is definitely the camp fire...This is so not possible in a van unless,
it is a mile away, every window & hatch has to be locked up as
the smoke just stinks everything out!
Where as in a tent, well it just doesn't matter!
Both are equally great, but i must say there is nothing quite like that feeling of stepping back into the luxury
of the van or house after a couple of weeks camping!
Well.....
What an unreal, unforgettable holiday we have just had!
From the beginning when we left Queanbeyan about
6 weeks ago, it has taken us to......
Eden & Phillip Island
on to
The Great Ocean Road & Adelaide,
then up the centre
to
Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs
&
Devils Marvels
followed by
Daly Waters, Mataranka & Katherine Gorge
Plus all the towns, sights
&
many memorable fun moments
in between!
How lucky we are to have had these fantastic once in a life time experiences!!!
Sadly though the end is near & its back to reality for us!
The next question is.... Will we get jobs in Darwin??
If not, will we have to resort to....
Plan B...which is to continue across to WA instead.
Who knows??
We will just have to play it by ear & wait & see!
Till next time....ENJOY!
