Banka Banka to Daly Waters

We were told by several people that Daly Waters pub is a ‘must see’, before going on to Mataranka...and they were right! When we arrived, the dirt street outside the little pub was full of young people and about 100 painted old cars – apparently participating in a ‘Shit Box Rally’! a fund raiser for the Cancer Council. When we were going into the pub, one of the rally people said “Hey mate, your car looks a lot more comfortable than mine ... how about a swap?”

The pub has funny signs and collections of everything from hats to money notes from all over the world, and some signatures from famous people. They are renowned for their dinners of Barra or Beef, and justifiably so. When we had dinner that night, there was a guy called Chilli who told jokes and played guitar. He was quite funny – he said “What do you call the place where people go when they’re old, and walk around in their dressing gowns? ... oh yes, a caravan!”

On the way to Daly Waters, we saw some beautiful wildflowers – pink button type flowers were prolific, and there were some huge pink grevilleas, as well as several types of pea and many different wattles.

Bird highlights: Long-tailed finches bathing under the sprinkler at the caravan park and Apostle birds around the camp, Pheasant Coucal, Greater Bower bird, Paperbark Flycatcher, and Red-browed Pardalote.