Signs 2

 Joining Tom at Signs2.

Wordless Wednesday Wordless Be There 2day

I was reading Andrew's post about cockatoos and showed John the video that Andrew had linked. John immediately mentioned the place we stayed in the Outback in Australia where we had first seen cockatoos!

I went to look at the photos and found perfect fodder for Signs.

William Creek - click here for my original post/some photo repeats.

Getting there

No, it is not a sign warning you about wild dogs. The sign says "Campground. Air conditioned rooms. Enquire at takeaway."

WELCOME TO WILLIAM CREEK - A TASTE OF THE OUTBACK

PLEASE DROP BULL DUST HERE

Bulldust or bull dust is a fine, soft and powdery red aeolian dust that is common across Australia, especially in the Outback and desert. Bulldust is a type of fugitive dust that when disturbed can have dangerous effects. Bulldust is common on remote roads, especially in the far north of Australia where the wet and dry season can cause the roads to either be boggy or very dry. Bulldust is also an Australian colloquial term and euphemism. Both meanings of the term originated in the 1920s.

William Creek Pub/Hotel/Bar/Restaurant/Bottle Shop

Oh, and our first cockatoo!

Weekend Roundup

Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler
ABC Wednesday

1. Starts with "H"
2. A Favorite
3.  HALF - chosen by Tom


STARTS WITH H
HAAN beer in William Creek, the Outback, Australia 2015.

A FAVOURITE

Mom and Dad at the HOLE in the Wall Pub in Dublin Ireland 1989.

HALF
Half-penny or ha'penny Bridge Dublin Ireland.

Prior to the building of the Liffey Bridge, passenger ferries carried the people of Dublin across the River Liffey every day. When told by city officials that either his ferries would have to have substantial repairs or the city would need a bridge, ferry operator William Walsh elected for the bridge to be built, as long as he was entitled to a toll of a halfpenny (or ha’penny) from anyone crossing it for the next 100 years. True to their word, the city allowed him to extract the toll until 1919 when the turnstiles at either end were removed. By that time, the nickname had stuck.

Not to worry, there's a pub on the other side called the Ha'Penny.

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The coin you would have used to cross the bridge. Ireland now uses the Euro.

LAST CALL

HUNG Drawn and Quartered Pub London England 2010. I can never resist using this pub when required for a challenge. And yes, this is one we did have a drink and a meal.

A plaque on the external wall of the nearby pub quotes a passage from the famous diarist Samuel Pepys after he witnessed an execution in Charing Cross on 13th October, 1660: “I went to see Major General Harrison. Hung drawn and quartered. He was looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition”.

Thomas Harrison fought with Parliament during the Civil War and was among those who signed the death warrant of King Charles I. Found guilty of regicide after the Restoration, he was hung, drawn and quartered

Day 12 Australia - Coober Pedy to William Creek

Thursday 5th March, 2015 - Coober Pedy to William Creek

A short driving day today. We check out after a quick breakfast.
Spotted when we stopped for water.

OOPS clock is off by an hour, we forgot to change it.

Approx 166 km / 2 hours


Italics are tour company description and are not our opinion by any means!!

Along the Oodnadatta Track, about halfway from Adelaide to Alice Springs lies the William Creek
Hotel, built in 1887 to service the railway line that traveled between the two towns. A roadhouse
and outback pub used as a main stopping point between Coober Pedy and Adelaide.

A slight traffic jam.

The William Creek Hotel is the only place to stay, eat or drink once you have left Coober Pedy. Think of it as one of this trip's unique outback experiences.


The William Creek Hotel Front Bar is the town’s meeting centre. It is the ONLY thing in town.

The historic restaurant situated behind the front bar provides a warm yet rustic feel built from old Ghan sleepers. Enjoy the warmth from the wood fire while you take in the old memorabilia and photos of yesteryear. Might be historic, but it could do with a good cleaning. And some lighting. All the food is deep fried and I am guessing frozen.

A two hour drive from Coober Pedy over a dirt road, it is touted as originally a support station for the Camel Drivers walking on the Overland Telegraph Line. Actually there is nothing here.

Looking up our reservation.

The building housing the pub and restaurant is rather quirky with lots of graffiti from previous visitors, and this is where we check in.

We are also told that they no longer have internet.

Our room wasn't ready so we sat and had a beer and a ham and cheese toastie.

Looks and sound charming? But in reality we are in a trailer, no charm no nothing.

We could have driven a few hours more to somewhere more interesting and added a day to Adelaide. Instead we spent the afternoon reading, writing and watching TV.

Really not sure what the agent’s idea was to add this to our itinerary. 

We walked over to the bar/restaurant for a drink before dinner.  A tour bus had deposited a group of about twenty guests.

The dining room is grubby and the food is all right but nothing to rave about.