A leisurely departure from our free camp to travel 10km down the road to Daly Waters. We fare welled Bob and Mary-Ann next door to us in this set up with the bike - yes all of that does fold down to fit into a small trailer towed behind the bike - what a way to travel!
First stop along the way Larrimah. We visited here on the way up but only briefly. This time we had a look at the museum where there is a lot of local information accumulated. Larrimah's main claim to fame centres around the WWII build up of troops in this area when the town was formally recognised. A great display (hard to see in these photos) is of a world record road train established by Brambles in 1993 with a whopping 21 trailers on a Mack prime mover.
Then at the free zoo which surrounds the pub and is looked after by the proprietor and co. Includes several crocs, emus and wallabies as well as lots of local birds.
Also this rail link built in the 1940s only used sparingly over 20 years before becoming redundant in 1960s is gradually being taken over by the termites.
Then off to Daly Waters where we will be having their famed "Beef and Barra" tonight. Just near our campsite is the Stuart Tree where Stuart was reported to have carved a big S - the tree itself is no longer living but preserved none the less and with some pretty flowers growing adjacent to it.
Then just down the track had a look at the Daly Waters airstrip and hanger. Within the hanger is a collection of information about the place which was placed there in 1992 at the same time as the hanger was refurbished - although run down again now. The airstrip was first built in 1930s to be used as a stop on the mail run to the north but was not used as intended until the war when it along with many others in the north were used by Aussie and US troops. One US plane was lost here when the pilot lost control on landing and was killed - not sure if this wreck is his plane or not?
After a relaxing afternoon including a swim in the pool we went to have our Beef and Barra dinner, which was very nice although the portions small. Then we were entertained by Chillie who lives here with his wife and runs a quirky store across the road from the pub. Turns out he's quite a character with a history of horse breaking and rodeo riding. Many great stories and songs that gave 1.5hrs of fun which we all enjoyed - Sean especially.
The Campbells
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