With my decision made to head to the East Coast, that meant I had a long way to drive. My original plan was to drive the Savannah Way along the top of Australia to head East. When I was in Wauchope (LINK) I met a Dutch couple who had just driven the Savannah Way and warned me that there was 350 kilometers of unpaved roads like I encountered the day I tried to drive from the Kings Canyon to Alice Springs (LINK). So instead of the Savvanah Way, I backtracked 600 kilometers South and then headed East. Along my way, I passed by many of the bar/gas station/restaurant/grocery store locations, the one with the post personality was definitely the Daly Waters Pub, which claims to have the oldest liquor license in the NT.
I went into one such pub and had a conversation with the barman that went something like this:
Barman: Gooday Mate, What can I get for you Mate?
Me: I'll have a beer please.
Barman: Which one Mate?
Me: A 4 X Gold Please
Barman: Okay Mate, pint or schooner Mate?
Me: A pint please.
Barman:Okay Mate, Here you go Mate, $5.40 Mate, Thank you Mate.
Almost literally every other word was mate!
I also went to some caves, which were interesting, as I love caves.
I made another timelapse video while driving. Watch how dramatically the landscape changes at 29 seconds:
After three days of driving, I have reached the East Coast!
You can check out the rest of the pictures HERE
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