Those great little outback Aussie pubs

The first outback pub on the track was at William Creek. This was my favourite one by far, firstly because the people were really friendly, but also because the hot guy behind the bar was oh so cute! The population in William Creek this week is nine. They run a cafe, pub and scenic flights. The hotty was pretty young, and a pilot. I commented that when he went to meet people and fly them around they were probably wondering whether he had his mother's permission! The girl behind the bar was a Dutch backpacker, having a stop off to earn some money while on her one-year tour of Aussie. Nice way to make a buck or two.

Second pub was at the end of the Oodnadatta track at Marree. Bit more posh than William Creek, but still pretty friendly people. Highlight here was that while I was disappointed not to have seen the end of the longest street parade in Coober Pedy, the owner had taken part in the Priscilla parade. The goal was to set the record for the longest street parade – about 750km in total. A heap of them decorated their vans and travelled along the Oodnadatta track to Oodnadatta and ended at the Opal Festival in Coober Pedy. Apparently the owner, a big burly guy called Phil, dressed up in fish net stockings at the Coober Pedy parade. They started out with seven vans and ended with only three due to accidents and breakdowns. It was a success though and they will be submitting their record to the Guinness Book of Records soon. They also have a pet dingo called Bundy. Apparently these dogs train up pretty well, and when you get one that has been trained for a couple of years they can be worth around $12-14k! I don't know about Bundy though, he seemed pretty happy dreaming the time away on top of the barrell.

Third pub was... somewhere in South Australia. Lots of old memorabilia to see here. Tiny bit creepy though. Monsieur was impressed with the lady's curtain... the Eiffel tower no less.