Daly Waters 4th & 5th May
The next stop for us was at Daly Waters where we camped the grounds of the historic pub for $5 p.p.p.n. unpowered or you can pay $10 p.p.p.n. for power. The Daly Waters village, such as it is, has a lot of history attached to it. Probably the most notable being the airfield. The airfield was active from about the 1930s and was a base for Qantas doing the aerial mail service and then later the flights to Singapore. It is described as Australia’s first international airport. During WWII it became an important base and forward staging point for aircrews and other military personnel.
We had a good look around the area putting our folding bikes to good use. As well as the airfield we saw the old police station and cells as well as a tree marked Stuart on his exploration through the area in the 1860s. The highlight of our stay was definitely the pub and it’s surrounding buildings I don’t think you would find such an interesting and colourful collection of unusual buildings anywhere else than outback Australia. We had the “Beef & Barra” dinner in the company of some very nice people and were entertained by a great comedian and singer, “Chicken Man” who performed with 2 baby wedge tail eagles (Chinese Silky Chickens) on his hat. All in all a very enjoyable and
entertaining stay.
The next stop for us was at Daly Waters where we camped the grounds of the historic pub for $5 p.p.p.n. unpowered or you can pay $10 p.p.p.n. for power. The Daly Waters village, such as it is, has a lot of history attached to it. Probably the most notable being the airfield. The airfield was active from about the 1930s and was a base for Qantas doing the aerial mail service and then later the flights to Singapore. It is described as Australia’s first international airport. During WWII it became an important base and forward staging point for aircrews and other military personnel.
We had a good look around the area putting our folding bikes to good use. As well as the airfield we saw the old police station and cells as well as a tree marked Stuart on his exploration through the area in the 1860s. The highlight of our stay was definitely the pub and it’s surrounding buildings I don’t think you would find such an interesting and colourful collection of unusual buildings anywhere else than outback Australia. We had the “Beef & Barra” dinner in the company of some very nice people and were entertained by a great comedian and singer, “Chicken Man” who performed with 2 baby wedge tail eagles (Chinese Silky Chickens) on his hat. All in all a very enjoyable and
entertaining stay.
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