Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 13:02
As Andy says - nothing there. You can take chopper flights over the Abner Ranges and yet another '
lost city'. I may have mentioned these in My Blog.
Noisy generator all night, trucks stopping close by, crowded disorganised
camping area, amenities all needed a good dose of tlc. It was a hot afternoon so we opted for power and we ran the air con for a while - until the power outlet we were using with a long cord due to the informal camping and crowd died on us. I told them at the office but the person on duty could not help with electricity but said there were more outlets than campers present. None were near us and it appeared that all were in use, so he offered to give us money back to unpowered price (which was a big difference) but i declined as we had used power for a while. They offer campers a 'discount' on the evening meal and lots of them went - but even at the discount it was beyond what we would normally pay. Fuel was very expensive - much better price at
Borroloola.
We purchased fuel at
Borroloola - better price at the second fuel outlet - but the town did not appeal for us to stay at either. We had intended to stay at the Caranbirini Conservation Park but when we got there it had been changed to no camping. We enjoyed the walks and found the
sandstone formations more colourful that many of
the lost city type formations we had visited.
We prefer to
camp quietly on our own and had no reason the stop at Barkly RH. We have good fuel capacity.
From my Travelogue: "
Daly Waters Hotel claims to hold the Northern Territory’s longest licence, being licensed since 1938. The building itself is not the original. This quaint and popular Pub offers camping behind the Hotel and a feed of barbecued Barra and Beef, followed by entertainment. There used to be cheap camping and meals, but prices had risen with the times. When we arrived, the paddock behind the Hotel was overcrowded with campers and the very basic camping at no longer what I consider low cost. With the meal now $27.50 it did not entice us in to brave the crowds swelling towards the Pub. "
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