Douglas Springs to Daly Waters Pub

We caught up with Carole & John at Douglas Springs campsite - a very large, dry, dusty camp.  But the springs were HOT.  And I do mean hot!  Around 40 degrees in some spots, and they were in a lovely bushland setting, with lots of birdlife around, and plenty of good-sized fish in the water.  We only stayed one night, before heading down the road to Katherine to restock.

Unfortunately, we had a car problem at Katherine - Trev had a warning light on his alternator, so we had to book into the Riverview Tourist Park so he could check it out.  He found it was serious, but fortunately he had a spare alternator that he'd brought along, so with John's help he was able to pull it apart (after several hours of fiddling and cursing) so he could reinstall it the next morning.

After fixing the car we set off to revisit Bitter Springs before going on to Daly Waters. Again, Bitter Springs was delightful, and this time we had a 'noodle' to float down the river on - wonderful.  Along the way we passed heaps of trucks transporting enormous tanks up towards either Katherine or Darwin, and we were forced to move off the road and down into the culverts at the side of the road on several occasions - not easy when towing a caravan.

We finally met up with the others at Daly Waters Pub, where they had also caught up with friends Les & Gill, and their friends Celia and Steve.  We booked into the very dusty caravan park for the night, and ordered a 'Beef and Barra' dinner at the pub for that evening.  Trev and I went over to the pub for happy hour, for $3.50 drinks - not bad.  Our dinner was served at 7.00, it was very good, and we had entertainment for the evening.  We even got up for a dance, and finished off with 'Nutbush City Limits'.  What a good night.