RV TRAVEL
Some outback pubs stand out for many
reasons. So let’s visit a few of our favourites…
BIRDSVILLE PUB
A meal here is enjoyable and you will no
doubt make a new friend or two. The pub is
the centre of town, right across the street from
an airport that provides a much softer and
faster ride than the Birdsville Track.
Patrons are encouraged to donate to the
Royal Flying Doctor Service, as well as to the
décor. The Birdsville Pub has the tidiest
display of all, with hats and flags neatly
dangling from the ceiling.
For many RVers, visiting Birdsville, an afternoon
out at Big Red (the first or final dune on the
Simpson Desert crossing) to see the sunset,
followed by a meal at the pub is a highlight.
An outback icon.
Wetland behind Mungerani Pub.
MUNGERANNIE
The Birdsville Track offers another outback pub
well worth a visit, especially for birdwatchers.
We staggered into Mungeranie (oddly, the
place name is Mungeranie and the pub name
Mungerannie) with a broken valve that had
dripped water for the 205km from Marree.
I will never forget this pub. It was festooned
with a hodgepodge of hats, tee-shirts,
business cards and various other items.
The facilities were good, but the bore wetland
was stunning, with around 110 species of
birds including galahs, little corellas, brolgas,
egrets, and a number of migratory waders. To
sit in the warm artesian spa and watch birds
is outstanding.
Supporters of the Australian Wildlife
Conservancy may want to venture a rugged
58km to the north-west to visit Kalamurina, a
former station that is now owned and
managed for conservation.
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