Rick and Rae's Travels: Fri, 19th August

Our destination this day was the Daly Waters Pub. We had heard so much about it on our trip that there was no way we would miss it. On the way, we passed through a place called Larramah which has a pub called the Pink Panther Hotel with a zoo and little else. We were intrigued so we stopped to have a look at the zoo. We were surprised to find about 10 large fish tanks all containing different (and quite large) snakes. Out the back were lots of aviaries with beautiful parrots, emus and even a saltwater and freshwater croc out the back.

The next pub was the Daly Waters Hotel. At the back of the pub is a camping area with power and some basic amenities but no water. You are told where to park your van and they pack you in like sardines as it is a popular spot. When we checked in we were advised to book if we wanted to have their famous 'Beef and Barra' meal for dinner followed by some entertainment. We decided that sounded good and booked for 6:30pm.

We set ourselves up and then had a look through the inside of the pub. There is so much to look at. It seems that everyone who has ever been there has left something behind, whether a business card, foreign banknote, bra, cap, jocks, socks, thong or other weird item with a message on it. We spent a long time looking around before walking across the road to a souvenir shop. The souvenir shop across the road was quite interesting too. We had quite a lengthy and enjoyable conversation with Kathy, the proprietor and maker of a lot of the souvenirs.

In the evening we had our Beef and Barra meal and then the free entertainment started. It was a comedian named 'Chilli', who had us in fits of laughter for a good hour and a half. I was expecting some bloke to come on and sing a few songs but Chilli kept us entertained with his wonderful sense of humour.